σταυρὸς | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

An upright stake or post; by extension a cross used as an instrument of execution (crucifixion). In later usage it commonly denotes the “cross” in the familiar sense of two intersecting beams.

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Grammatical Analysis

"σταυρὸς"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Declension: second declension (o-stem)

Related Forms of σταυρός

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

σταυροῦ genitive, singular, masculine

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