388. anastauroó
Strong's Lexicon
anastauroó: To crucify again

Original Word: ἀνασταυρόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: anastauroó
Pronunciation: an-as-tow-RO-o
Phonetic Spelling: (an-as-tow-ro'-o)
Definition: To crucify again
Meaning: I impede, crucify (again).

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀνά (ana, meaning "again" or "up") and σταυρόω (stauroó, meaning "to crucify").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anastauroó," the concept of crucifixion and its implications can be related to Hebrew terms associated with sacrifice and atonement, such as זֶבַח (zevach, meaning "sacrifice") and כָּפַר (kaphar, meaning "to atone" or "to cover").

Usage: The term "anastauroó" is used to describe the act of crucifying again or anew. It is a rare term in the New Testament, emphasizing the gravity and seriousness of the action it describes. Theologically, it conveys the idea of subjecting Christ to public disgrace once more, particularly in the context of apostasy or falling away from faith.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the first-century Roman world, crucifixion was a brutal and shameful form of execution reserved for the most heinous criminals and slaves. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was a central event in Christian theology, symbolizing the atonement for sin. The concept of "crucifying again" would have been understood as a profound insult and a severe spiritual offense, as it implies a rejection of the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ana and stauroó
Definition
to crucify again
NASB Translation
again crucify (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 388: ἀνασταυρόω

ἀνασταυρόω, ἀνασταύρω; to raise up upon a cross, crucify, (ἀνά as in ἀνασκολοπίζω): Hebrews 6:6 (very often in Greek writings from Herodotus down). Cf. Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part iii., p. 9f; (Winer admits that in Hebrews, the passage cited the meaning to crucify again, or afresh, may also he assigned to this verb legitimately, and that the absence of a precedent in secular writings for such a sense is, from the nature of the case, not surprising).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
crucify again.

From ana and stauroo; to recrucify (figuratively) -- crucify afresh.

see GREEK ana

see GREEK stauroo

Forms and Transliterations
ανασταυρουντας ανασταυρούντας ἀνασταυροῦντας ανεστάλη τω anastaurountas anastauroûntas
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 6:6 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: εἰς μετάνοιαν ἀνασταυροῦντας ἑαυτοῖς τὸν
NAS: to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves
KJV: of God afresh, and
INT: to repentance crucifying for themselves the

Strong's Greek 388
1 Occurrence


ἀνασταυροῦντας — 1 Occ.

















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