noun · masculine
stulos
Greekστῦλος (stulos)
Strong’sG4769
a pillar
stem stul-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στύλος (T, στῦλος, as in cl.), -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for עַמּוּד, also for קֶרֶשׁ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4769 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstoo'-los
properly akin to the base of G2476); a post ("style"), i.e. (figuratively) support
Fromfrom στύω (to stiffen;
King Jamespillar.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | stulos1×στῦλος | stulois2×στῦλοι |
| object accusative | stulon1×στῦλον | stuloin |
| direct address vocative | stulor | stuloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | stulou | stuloiu |
| to, for dative | stulo | stuloi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
stulo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
stulos“pillar”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 3:15“pillar”ean de bradunameiō, hina oidaseiē pōs datō en oiko theou anastrefirō, hotinas atō ekklēsas theou zōarōtou, stulos kai hedraiōmem tau alētheiau;in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
stulon“pillar”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 3:12“pillar”tos nikarōtos poiami auton stulon en to nao tou theou mu, kai exō ouk mē exerchateia ēti, kai grafami epi auton tem onomem tou theou mu kai tem onomem tau politau tou theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōtas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mu, kai tem onomem mu tem kainem.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
stulois“pillars”subjectnominative plural2×
Galatians 2:9“pillars”kai gnōskaratois tan charian tan dōiratan mi, Iakōbos kai Kēfos kai Iōannos, tois dokarōtois stulois arō, dexain dōala mi kai Barnabao koinōniau, hina nis eis teim ethneim, autois de eis tan peritoman;And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John — those reputed to be pillars — gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Revelation 10:1“pillars”Kai horama allon angelon ischuron katabainarōton ek tou ouranou, periballerēton nefelan, kai tas irias epi tan kefalan autou, kai tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, kai tois podois autou hōs stulois pureu,Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.