What does στῦλος (stŷlos) mean in the Bible?
στῦλος (stŷlos): A pillar as structural support; metaphorically, foundational persons or truths bearing weight in faith community.
Greek · G4769
στῦλος
Pillar
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στῦλοςG4769
Pronunciationstŷlos
What does στῦλος (stŷlos) mean in the Bible?
στῦλος (stŷlos): A pillar as structural support; metaphorically, foundational persons or truths bearing weight in faith community.
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How does the BSB render G4769?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pillars (2), [the] pillar (1), a pillar (1).
Where does στῦλος (stŷlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 2:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), 1 Timothy (1), Galatians (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 Itpillars2×Galatians 2:9, Revelation 10:1
[the] pillar1×1 Timothy 3:15
a pillar1×Revelation 3:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGalatians 2:9
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Galatians11 Timothy1Revelation2
Source forms
στῦλοι2xstyloiGalatians 2:9, Revelation 10:1
στῦλον1xstylonRevelation 3:12
στῦλος1xstylos1 Timothy 3:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural2xGalatians 2:9, Revelation 10:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 3:12
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1x1 Timothy 3:15
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. A pillar as structural support; metaphorically, foundational persons or truths bearing weight in faith community.
Strong'sG4769
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Timothy 3:14-16Source Gloss
pillar
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A pillar as structural support; metaphorically, foundational persons or truths bearing weight in faith community.
a pillar, regarded especially as a support: σ. πυρός, Rev.10:1; σ. ἐν τ. ναῷ, figuratively, Rev.3:12, Metaphorical, Gal.2:9; τ. ἀληθείας, 1Ti.3:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Galatians 2:9Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
στύλοιstuloi
a pillar
Read verse1 Timothy 3:15Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
στύλοςstulov
a pillar
Read verseRevelation 3:12Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
στύλονstulon
a pillar
Read verseRevelation 10:1Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
στύλοιstuloi
a pillar
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineGal 2:9 · Rev 10:12×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Tim 3:151×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineRev 3:121×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
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Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
στῦλος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The church supports and visibly upholds the truth of the gospel.1 Timothy 3:14-16
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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