What does στεφανόω (stephanóō) mean in the Bible?
στεφανόω (stephanóō): Crown with honor or glory, typically denoting exaltation of victors or restored human dignity before God.
Greek · G4737
στεφανόω
To adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively)
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στεφανόω G4737
Pronunciation stephanóō
What does στεφανόω (stephanóō) mean in the Bible?
στεφανόω (stephanóō): Crown with honor or glory, typically denoting exaltation of victors or restored human dignity before God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4737?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include does not receive the crown (1), now crowned (1), You crowned (1).
Where does στεφανόω (stephanóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 2:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 2 Timothy (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 does not receive the crown 1× 2 Timothy 2:5
now crowned 1× Hebrews 2:9
You crowned 1× Hebrews 2:7
Show sample aligned rows
2 Timothy 2:5 στεφανοῦται to does not receive the crown Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 2:7 ἐστεφάνωσας to You crowned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Hebrews 2:9 ἐστεφανωμένον to now crowned Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Timothy 2:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἐστεφανωμένον 1x estephanōmenon Hebrews 2:9
ἐστεφάνωσας 1x estephanōsas Hebrews 2:7
στεφανοῦται 1x stephanoutai 2 Timothy 2:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 2:7
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 2:9
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Crown with honor or glory, typically denoting exaltation of victors or restored human dignity before God.
Strong's G4737
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 2:5-9 Source Gloss
to adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Crown with honor or glory, typically denoting exaltation of victors or restored human dignity before God.
(στέφανος), [in LXX for עָטַר ;] with accusative of person(s), to crown: of a victor, 2Ti.2:5. Metaphorical, δόξῃ κ. τιμῇ, Heb.2:7, 9" (LXX) .
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 2:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
στεφανοῦται stefanoutai
I crown, adorn
Read verse Hebrews 2:7 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐστεφάνωσας estefanwsav
I crown, adorn
Read verse Hebrews 2:9 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἐστεφανωμένον, estefanwmenon
I crown, adorn
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Aorist, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Passive 2 Tim 2:5 1×
Aorist Active Heb 2:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive Heb 2:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1 perfect 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
crowned
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
στεφανόω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Indicates completed exaltation following suffering. Hebrews 2:5-9
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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