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  #4735 Στέφανος stephanos {stef'-an-os}

 from an apparently primary stepho (to twine or wreathe);
    TDNT - 7:615,1078; n m

—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)


 1) a crown
   1a) a mark of royal or (in general) exalted rank
       1a1) the wreath or garland which was given as a prize to
             victors in public games
   1b) metaph. the eternal blessedness which will be given as a
       prize to the genuine servants of God and Christ: the crown
       (wreath) which is the reward of the righteous
   1c) that which is an ornament and honour to one

 For Synonyms see entry G5833

—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)

From an apparently primary "stepho" (to twine or wreathe); a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, G1238), literally or figuratively:—crown.

—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)

#4735.
στε´φανος
stephanos; from στε´φω stephō (to encircle); that which surrounds, i.e. a crown:—
NASB - crown(14), crowns(3), wreath(1).

—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries

 AV - crown 18; 18

crown
Matthew 27:29. Mark 15:17. John 19:2, 5. 1 Corinthians 9:25. Philippians 4:1. 1 Thessalonians 2:19. 2 Timothy 4:8. James 1:12. 1 Peter 5:4. Revelation 2:10; 3:11; 6:2; 12:1; 14:14.

crowns
Revelation 4:4, 10; 9:7.