What does στέφανος · ζωή mean in the Bible?
στέφανος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "victor’s crown associated with life".
Greek · G4735, G2222
στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς
Crown · life (literally or figuratively)
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στέφανοςG4735crown
Pronunciationstéphanos
Crown as victory prize or honor, distinct from royal diadem; metaphorically, eschatological reward for faithfulness.
Open lexicon entry →ζωήG2222life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationzōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
Open lexicon entry →What does στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς (stephanon tēs zōēs) mean in the Bible?
στέφανος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "victor’s crown associated with life".
Full entry for στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς (G4735, G2222) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4735, G2222?
G4735, G2222 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. victor’s crown associated with life
Source Gloss
victor’s crown associated with life
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms18Case patternAccusative (12)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Thess 2:19 · 2 Tim 4:8 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 12:14×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:71×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:29 · Mark 15:17 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · 1 Cor 9:25 · Jas 1:12 · 1 Pet 5:4 · Rev 2:10 · Rev 3:11 · Rev 14:1410×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineRev 4:4 · Rev 4:102×
Vocative · Singular · MasculinePhil 4:11×