What does λιθόστρωτος · γαββαθά mean in the Bible?
λιθόστρωτος · γαββαθά is a Greek phrase meaning "Stone Pavement / elevated place".
Greek · G3038, G1042
Λιθόστρωτον / Γαββαθά
Stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed · the knoll; gabbatha, a vernacular term for the Roman tribunal in Jerusalem
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λιθόστρωτος G3038 stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed
Pronunciation lithóstrōtos
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γαββαθά G1042 the knoll; gabbatha, a vernacular term for the Roman tribunal in Jerusalem
Pronunciation gabbathá
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What does Λιθόστρωτον / Γαββαθά (Lithostrōton / Gabbatha) mean in the Bible?
λιθόστρωτος · γαββαθά is a Greek phrase meaning "Stone Pavement / elevated place".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3038, G1042?
G3038, G1042 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Stone Pavement / elevated place
Source Gloss
Stone Pavement / elevated place
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 19:13 1×
Word Origins
Λιθόστρωτον / Γαββαθά is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H1355 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain