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#4742 στίγμα stigma {stig'-mah}
from a primary stizo (to "stick", i.e. prick); TDNT - 7:657,1086; n n
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. To ancient oriental
usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or the stamp of their
master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to
indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were
even some devotee's who stamped themselves in this way with the
token of their gods
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From a primary word
στίζω [[stizo]] (to "stick", that is,
prick); a
mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively)
scar of service:—mark.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
- #4742a.
- στιβα´ς
- stibas; from στει´βω steibō (to tread under foot); a bed of leaves or rushes:—
- NASB - leafy branches(1).
- #4742b.
- στι´γμα
- stigma; from στι´ζω stizō (to prick); a tattoo mark or brand:—
- NASB - brand-marks(1).
—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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AV - mark 1; 1
- marks
- Galatians 6:17.
—Exhaustive Concordance (KJV Translation Frequency & Location)
