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(III) figuratively, of Christ, Rev. 4:3; 21:11, where “light” stands for “Light-giver”
(
).
2.
(
, 5586), “a smooth stone, a pebble,” worn smooth as by water, or
polished (akin to
, “to rub”), denotes (a) by metonymy, a vote (from the use of
“pebbles” for this purpose; cf.
, “to count”), Acts 26:10,
RV
(
KJV
, “voice”); (b) a
(white) “stone” to be given to the overcomer in the church at Pergamum, Rev. 2:17
(twice); a white “stone” was often used in the social life and judicial customs of the
ancients; festal days were noted by a white “stone,” days of calamity by a black; in the
courts a white “stone” indicated acquittal, a black condemnation. A host’s appreciation of
a special guest was indicated by a white “stone” with the name or a message written on it;
this is probably the allusion here.¶
Note:
In John 1:42
stands for the proper name, Peter, as the
RV
(
KJV
, “a stone”;
marg., “Peter”);
denotes “a piece of a rock, a detached stone or boulder,” in
contrast to
, “a mass of rock.” See
ROCK
.
B. Verbs.
1.
(
!
, 3036), “to pelt with stones” (A, No. 1, and
, “to
throw”), “to stone to death,” occurs in Matt. 21:35; 23:37; Luke 13:34 (John 8:5 in some
mss.: see No. 2); Acts 7:58, 59; 14:5; Heb. 12:20.¶
2.
(
1
, 3034), “to stone,” virtually equivalent to No. 1, but not stressing
the casting, occurs in John 8:5 (in the most authentic mss.); 10:31-33; 11:8; Acts 5:26;
14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37.¶
3.
(
1
, 2642), an intensive form of No. 2, “to cast stones at,”
occurs in Luke 20:6.¶
C. Adjective.
(
&
, 3035), “of stone” (akin to A, No. 1), occurs in John 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3;
Rev. 9:20.¶
For
STONY
see
ROCKY
STOOP
1.
$
(
"
, 2955), “to bow the head, stoop down,” occurs in Mark 1:7; John
8:6, 8.¶
2.
$
(
$
"
, 3879) is rendered “to stoop down” in Luke 24:12; John
20:5, 11,
RV
, “stooping and looking in”: see
LOOK
, No. 10.
STOP
1.
(
$1
, 5420), “to fence in” (akin to
, “a fence”), “close,
stop,” is used (a) metaphorically, in Rom. 3:19, of “preventing” all excuse from Jew and
Gentile, as sinners; in 2 Cor. 11:10, lit., “this boasting shall not be stopped to me”;
passive voice in both; (b) physically, of the mouths of lions, Heb. 11:33 (active voice).¶
2.
$
(
!
, 4912), “to hold together,” is rendered “stopped (their ears)” in
Acts 7:57. See
HOLD
.