What does λιθόστρωτος (lithóstrōtos) mean in the Bible?
e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed".
Greek · G3038
λιθόστρωτος
Stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed
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λιθόστρωτος G3038
Pronunciation lithóstrōtos
What does λιθόστρωτος (lithóstrōtos) mean in the Bible?
λιθόστρωτος (lithóstrōtos) is a Greek word meaning "stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed".
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How does the BSB render G3038?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [the] Stone Pavement (1).
Where does λιθόστρωτος (lithóstrōtos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 19:13. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] Stone Pavement 1× John 19:13
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Usage map
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First aligned row John 19:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
John 1
Source forms
Λιθόστρωτον 1x Lithostrōton John 19:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x John 19:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed
Strong's G3038
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed
Extended definition
:--Pavement.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 19:13 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
Λιθόστρωτον, liqostrwton
a mosaic pavement
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 19:13 1×
Word Origins
λιθόστρωτος is built from these roots:
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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