λίθος

λίθος — líthos

λίθος, λίθου, ὁ, the Sept. for אֶבֶן (from Homer down); a stone: of small stones, Mat 4:6; Mat 7:9; Luk 3:8; Luk 4:1-44 :,;; Joh 8:7; plural, Mat 3:9; Mat 4:3; Mar 5:5; Luk 3:8; Luk 19:40; Joh 8:59; Joh 10:31; of a large stone, Mat 27:60; Mat 27:66; Mat 28:2; Mar 15:46; Mar 16:3; Luk 24:2; John 11:38f, 41; Joh 20:1; of building stones, Mat 21:42; Mat 21:44 (T omits; L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the verse);; Mar 12:10; Mar 13:1; Luk 19:44; Luk 20:17; Luk 21:5; Act 4:11; 1Pe 2:7; metaphorically of Christ: λίθος ἀκρογωνιαῖος (which see), ἐκλεκτός (cf. 2Es 5:8), ἔντιμος, 1Pe 2:6 (Isa 28:16); ζῶν (see ζάω, II. b.), 1Pe 2:4; λίθος προσκόμματος, one whose words, acts, end, men (so stumble at) take such offence at, that they reject him and thus bring upon themselves ruin, 1Pe 2:8 (7); Rom 9:33; of Christians: λίθοι ζῶντες, living stones (see ζάω, as above), of which the temple of God is built, 1Pe 2:5; of the truths with which, as with building materials, a teacher builds Christians up in wisdom, λίθοι τίμιοι, costly stones, 1Co 3:12. λίθος μυλικός, Mar 9:42 R G; Luk 17:2 L T Tr WH, cf. Rev 18:21. of precious stones, gems: λίθος τίμιος, Rev 17:4; Rev 18:12; Rev 18:16; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:19 (2Sa 12:30; 1Ki 10:2; 1Ki 10:11); ἰάσπις, Rev 4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λίθον (for R G T λίνον) καθαρόν, Rev 15:6 L Tr text WH (Eze 28:13 πάντα (or πᾶν) λίθον χρηστόν ἐνδέδεσαι; (see WH. Introduction at the passage cited)); but (against the reading λίθον) (cf. Scrivener, Plain Introduction etc., p. 658). Special stones cut in a certain form: stone tablets (engraved with letters), 2Co 3:7; statues of idols, Act 17:29 (Deu 4:28; Eze 20:32).