Strong's Lexicon lithostrótos: Pavement, Stone Pavement Original Word: λιθόστρωτος Word Origin: From Greek words λίθος (lithos, meaning "stone") and στρώννυμι (strōnnumi, meaning "to spread" or "to strew") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent conceptually related to "lithostrótos" might be found in terms like רִצְפָּה (ritspah), meaning "pavement" or "stone floor," though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. Usage: The term "lithostrótos" refers to a paved area or a stone pavement. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe a specific location where significant events took place, particularly in the trial of Jesus Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Roman and Jewish architecture, a lithostrótos would be a paved area often used for official gatherings, public announcements, or judicial proceedings. Such pavements were typically constructed with stones or tiles and were common in Roman praetoriums, where governors and officials conducted legal matters. The use of a stone pavement in judicial settings symbolized authority and the formal nature of the proceedings. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom lithos and strótos (spread, covered) Definition stone pavement, mosaic NASB Translation Pavement (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3038: λιθόστρωτοςλιθόστρωτος, λιθόστρωτον (from λίθος and the verbal adjective στρωτός from στρώννυμι), spread (paved) with stones (νυμφειον, Sophocles Antig. 1204-1205); τό λιθόστρωτον, substantively, a mosaic or tessellated pavement: so of a place near the praetorium or palace at Jerusalem, John 19:13 (see Γαββαθα); of places in the outer courts of the temple, 2 Chronicles 7:3; Josephus, b. j. 6, 1, 8 and 3, 2; of an apartment whose pavement consists of tessellated work, Epictetus diss. 4, 7, 31, cf. Esther 1:6; Suetonius, Julius Caesar 46; Pliny, h. n. 36, 60 cf. 64. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance stone pavement. From lithos and a derivative of stronnumi; stone-strewed, i.e. A tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed -- Pavement. see GREEK lithos see GREEK stronnumi Forms and Transliterations Λιθοστρωτον Λιθόστρωτον λιθοστρώτου λιθουργήσαι λιθουργικά λιθουργικής Lithostroton Lithostrōton Lithóstroton LithóstrōtonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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