στέφανος

στέφανος, ου, ὁ (s. next entry; Hom.+)

① a wreath made of foliage or designed to resemble foliage and worn by one of high status or held in high regard, wreath, crown. Hs 8, 2, 1ab. Jesus’ ‘crown of thorns’ Mt 27:29; Mk 15:17; J 19:2, 5; GPt 3:8 (on the crowning w. thorns and mocking of Jesus s. FCumont, AnalBoll 16, 1897, 3ff; LParmentier, Le roi des Saturnales: RevPhilol, n.s. 21, 1897, 143ff; PWendland, Jesus als Saturnalienkönig: Her 33, 1898, 175–79; WPaton, ZNW 2, 1901, 339–41; SReinach, Le roi supplicié: L’Anthropologie 33, 1902, 621ff; HReich, D. König m. der Dornenkrone 1905 [=NJklA 13, 1904, 705–33]; HVollmer, ZNW 6, 1905, 194–98, 8, 1907, 320f, Jesus u. das Sacäenopfer 1905; KLübeck, Die Dornenkrönung Christi 1906; JGeffcken, Her 41, 1906, 220–29; KKastner, Christi Dornenkrönung u. Verspottung durch die röm. Soldateska: BZ 6, 1908, 378–92, ibid. 9, 1911, 56; TBirt, PJ 137,1909, 92–104; HAllroggen, Die Verspottung Christi: ThGl 1, 1909, 689–708; HZimmern, Zum Streit um die Christusmythe 1910, 38ff, Verh. d. Sächs. Ges. d. W., phil.-Hist. Kl. 70, 5, 1918, Pauly-W. second ser. II 1, 208; LRadermacher, ARW 28, 1930, 31–35; RDelbrueck, Antiquarisches zu den Verspottungen Jesu: ZNW 41, ’42, 124–45). On the wreath for the winner of an athletic contest (Aelian, VH 9, 31; TestJob 4:10; Tat. 11, 1; 23, 1; on the socio-cultural context s. APapathomas, NTS 43, ’97, 225–33), cp. the imagery relating to a heavenly reward 1 Cor 9:25; 2 Cl 7:3 (s. 3 below).—Apart from recognition of athletes and winners of various kinds of competitions, in the Gr-Rom. world the awarding of a crown or wreath signified appreciation for exceptional contributions to the state or groups within it (s. the indexes in ins corpora, and lit. cited at the end of this entry; cp. SEG XXXII, 809, 3f). The recipients were usually public officials or civic-minded pers. serving at their own expense (s. New Docs 7, 240 and the entries beginning λειτουργ-; s. MBlech below). In Rv the (golden) crown is worn by beings of high rank (divine beings w. a golden crown: PGM 4, 698; 1027; the high priest w. the στ. χρύσεος: Jos., Ant. 3, 172; the king 17, 197; MParca, ASP 31, ’91, 41–44 on the radiant crown in antiquity [cp. PKöln VI, 245, 14]): by the 24 elders 4:4, 10 (perh. the gold crowns or wreaths of the 24 elders simply belong to the usual equipment of those who accompany a divine figure. Cp. Athen. 5, 197f the triumphal procession of Dionysus with 40 σάτυροι wearing golden wreaths; also the whole fantastic procession here described; s. also MGuarducci, Epigraphica 35, ’73, 7–23; 39, ’77, 140–42); also by the Human One (Son of Man) 14:14 (who at 19:12 wears the real head-dress of the ruler [s. διάδημα]. But s. 2 Km 12:30; 1 Ch 20:2; SSol 3:11); s. also 6:2; 9:7; 12:1 (στεφ. ἀστέρων δώδεκα, s. Boll. 99). In 1 Cor 9:25 ς. does double duty, first in ref. to an earthly crown and then to a heavenly one (cp. 2 Cl 7:3 and s. 3 below).—Ign. refers metaph. to the presbytery as ἀξιόπλοκος πνευματικὸς στέφανος a worthily-woven spiritual wreath IMg 13:1, but this pass. belongs equally in 2.

② that which serves as adornment or source of pride, adornment, pride, fig. ext. of 1 (Lycurgus 50 of brave Hellenes who died in behalf of freedom and whose ‘souls are the ς. of the homeland’; Hom., Epigr. 13, 1 ἀνδρὸς μὲν στέφανος παῖδες; Eur., Iphig. Aul. 193 Αἴας τᾶς Σαλαμῖνος στέφ.; Pr 12:4; 17:6.—Expr. denoting tender love: HSwoboda et al., Denkmäler aus Lykaonien etc. 1935 p. 78, no. 168) of the Philippians χαρὰ καὶ στέφανός μου Phil 4:1. (χαρὰ ἢ) στέφανος καυχήσεως prize to be proud of (Goodsp.; cp. Pr 16:31) 1 Th 2:19. S. IMg 13:1 at 1 above, end.

③ award or prize for exceptional service or conduct, prize, reward fig. (LXX; ApcEsdr 6:17, 21 p. 31, 26 and 31 Tdf.; as symbol of victory ANock, ClR 38, 1924, 108 n. 11). In 1 Cor 9:25 (ref. to incorruptibility) and 2 Cl 7:3 (s. 1 above) the ref. to crown or wreath is strongly felt, but in the pass. that follow the imagery of the wreath becomes less and less distinct, yet without loss of its primary significance as a symbol of exceptional merit (Ael. Aristid. 27, 36 K.=16 p. 397 D.: τῶν ἀθανάτων στ.; PSI 405, 3 [III B.C.]; Danker, Benefactor 468–71). Obj. gen. τ. δικαιοσύνης for righteousness (recognition of uprightness is a common topic in Gr-Rom. decrees; s. δικαιοσύνη 3a; on the implied exceptional character of the wearer of a crown s. LDeubner, De incubatione capitula duo, 1899, 26) 2 Ti 4:8 (on posthumous award s. New Docs 2, 50; cp. Soph., Phil. 1421f of glory after suffering). W. epexegetical gen. (this is the sense of στ. δικαιοσύνης EpArist 280; TestLevi 8:2) ὁ στέφ. τῆς ζωῆς (s. ζωή 2bβ) Js 1:12; Rv 2:10; cp. 3:11; ὁ τῆς ἀφθαρσίας στ. MPol 17:1; 19:2; ὁ ἀμαράντινος τῆς δόξης στ. 1 Pt 5:4 (cp. Jer 13:18 στ. δόξης; La 2:15; cp. 1QS 4:7; 1QH 9:25; τῆς βασιλείας στ. Hippol., Ref. 9, 17, 4).—ἐλευθέριος στ. AcPl Ha 2, 31.—MBlech, Studien zum Kranz bei den Griechen 1982 (lit.).—Schürer III/1 103f, n. 60 (lit). Pauly-W. XI 1588–1607; Kl. Pauly III 324f; BHHW II 999f.—New Docs 2, 50. DELG s.v. στέφω. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

στέφᾰνος (-ος, -ῳ, -ον, -οι, -ων, -οις（ι), -οισιν, -ους.)

στέφᾰνος, ὁ, ([etym.] στέφω)

A that which surrounds or encompasses, πάντῃ γάρ σε περὶ σ. πολέμοιο δέδηεν the circling fight, Il. 13.736; of the wall round a town, Pi.O.8.32;

σ. πόλεος Anacr.72

, cf. Orph.A. 761, 897; cf.

στεφάνη 1.2

; καλλίπαις ς. circle of fair children, E.HF 839.

II crown, wreath, chaplet, h.Hom.7.42; χρύσεος ib.32.6;

στεφάνους.. ἄνθεα ποίης Hes. Th. 576

, cf. Pi.P.4.240;

κισσίνους σ. δρυός τε E. Ba. 703

; δάφνας ς. Isyll.19; ῥόδινος, ῥοδόεις, Anacr.83, Theoc.7.64;

ἀνθεμεῦντες Anacr.62

;

πλεκτὸν σ. ἐκ λειμῶνος φέρω E.Hipp.73

, cf. Xenoph.1.2;

μύρτων Ar.Ra. 330

(lyr.);

κιττοῦ καὶ ἴων Pl.Smp. 212e

;

φιλύρας Xenarch.13

, etc.;

στεφάνωσεν δρακόντων στεφάνοις E.Ba. 102

(lyr.); σ. εἴρειν, πλέκειν, ἀνείρειν, Pi.N.7.77, I.8(7).74, Ar.Ach. 1006;

ὑφαίνειν Plu.2.646e

;

πέρθεσθαι φόβαισι Sapph.78

, cf. E.Med. 984 (lyr.); θεῖσα ἀμφὶ βοστρύχοις ib. 1160;

σ. ἐλαίας ἀμφέθηκά σοι Id. Ion 1433

;

περιθεῖναι σ. τινί Ar.Eq. 1227

;

χρυσῷ σ. ἀναδῆσαί τινα Th. 4.121

;

χρυσῷ στεφάνῳ στεφανωθῆναι Pl. Ion 530d

; μύρα, στεφάνους ἑτοίμασον for a feast, Men. 273, cf. Amphis 9.4, Alex.250, etc.; hung at the door on festive occasions, Ephipp.3.2.

b in pl., οἱ ς. the garland-market, Antiph.83.

2 crown of victory at the public games, Pi.O.8.76; τῆς ἐλαίης τὸν διδόμενον ς. Hdt.8.26;

νικᾶν παγκρατίου στέφανον Pi.N.5.5

, cf. I.1.21;

σ. ἔλαχεν Id.O.10(11).61

; ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ς., title of an officer who had charge of these matters in Roman times, IGRom.4.1435.15 ([place name] Smyrna).

b honorary wreath or crown, freq. worked in gold, awarded for public services in war or peace, IG12.110.10, 22.212.24, 338.19, al., Pl.Lg. 943c, Aeschin. 2.46, OGI49.7 (Egypt, iii B.C.), al., Callix.2: such crowns were freq. dedicated in temples, IG22.1386.33, cf. 11(2).199 B 60, al. (Delos, iii B.C.); περὶ τοῦ ς., title of D.18, cf. Aeschin.3.187, al.: metaph., prize, reward, αὑτῷ μὲν σ. περιθείς, Σαμίοισι δὲ κῦδος Epigr. ap.Hdt.4.88;

τοὺς παῖδας.. δημοσίᾳ ἡ πόλις θρέψει, ὠφέλιμον ς... τῶν.. ἀγώνων προτιθεῖσα Th.2.46

; τοῦδε γὰρ ὁ ς. his is the prize (or perh. for (bringing) him the prize is offered), S.Ph. 841 (hex.).

c σ. πυργωτὸς καὶ οὐαλλάριος,= Lat. corona muralis et vallaris, a Roman military decoration, OGI560.10 (Tlos, i A.D.); σ. τειχικός ib.540.19 (Pessinus, i A.D.).

3 crown of glory, honour,

οὐκ ἂν αἰσχυνθείην εἰπὼν στέφανον τῆς πατρίδος εἶναι τὰς ἐκείνων ψυχάς Lycurg.50

; ἐλευθερίας ἀμφέθετο ς. Simon.98;

σ. εὐκλείας μέγας S.Aj. 465

, cf. Pi.P.1. 100, E.Supp. 315;

μέγας γάρ σοι ὁ σ. ἐστιν ὑπὸ πάντων εὐλογεῖσθαι PSI 4.405.4

(iii B.C.); σ. ζωῆς, δόξης, Ep.Jac.1.12, 1 Ep.Pet.5.4; ὁ τῆς δικαιοσύνης ς. 2 Ep.Ti.4.8.

ἀνδρὸς στέφανος παῖδες Hom.Epigr.13

, cf. E. IA 194 (lyr.), 1 Ep.Thess.2.19.

4 crown as a badge of office, D.21.32;

πέπαυνται ἄρχοντες καὶ τοὺς σ. περιῄρηνται Id.26.5

;

ὁ βασιλεὺς ὅταν δικάζῃ περιαιρεῖται τὸν σ. Arist.Ath.57.4

; ὁ σ. οὗτος, of the office of ἀρχιερεὺς Ἀσίας, Philostr.VS 1.21.2, cf. OGI470.21 (Asia Minor), Lib. Or.53.4; ἔχειν τὸν ς. to be in office, SIG1007.22 (Pergam., ii B.C.); ἡ ἀπόθεσις τῶν ς. ib.900.16 (Panamara, iv A.D.);

ἀναδήσασθαι τὸν σ. τοῦτον POxy. 1252v

.20 (iii A.D.): v. στεφανηφόρος 11,

στεφανόω 11.5

.

5 in Egypt, money gift to the sovereign, levied by the state, PTeb.746.24 (iii B.C.), PSI4.388.5 (iii B.C.), PCair.Zen.36.27 (iii B.C.), etc.; like wise in Syria, LXX 1 Ma. 10.20; also of similar gifts to a court favourite, PFay.14 (ii B.C.), cf. Ostr.Bodl. i202 (ii B.C.).

6 τὰς εἰς τὸν σ. ἐπαγγελίας οὐκ ἔλαβον,= aurum coronarium non accepi, Mon.Anc.11.22, cf.PFay.20.7 (iii/iv A.D.).

7 donation, euphemism for a bribe,

διεθέντος μου ὑπάρξει σοι εἰς σ. τάλαντα δεκαπέντε PGrenf.1.41.2

(ii B.C.), cf. OGI221.6 (Ilium, iii B.C.), PGoodsp.Cair. 5.5 (ii B.C.); gratuity, bonus, PFlor.74.14 (ii A.D.).

8 the constellation Corona, Epimenid.25, Arist.Mete. 362b10, Arat.71, PHib. 1.27.58, 187 (iii B.C.);

σ. τόν τε κλείουσ' Ἀριάδνης A.R.3.1003

.

9 name of a πηγή in the Chaldaean system, Dam.Pr.96.

Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc nom sg

στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc nom sg

Στέφανος, ου, ὁ (since Andocides 1, 18; Pla, Meno 94c; Demosth.; ins, pap; Jos., Bell. 2, 228) a name freq. found, Stephen, one of the seven ‘assistants’ in Jerusalem. Ac relates that he performed miracles and became esp. prominent as a proclaimer. Religious differences w. certain synagogues (s. Λιβερτίνος) brought him before the Sanhedrin, where he made a speech which so incited his audience that they stoned him in the presence of Saul (Paul) Ac 6:5, 8f; 7:1 v.l., 59; 8:2; 11:19; 22:20.—KPahncke, StKr 85, 1912, 1–38; WMundle, ZNW 20, 1921, 133–47; EMeyer III 154ff; JRopes, StKr 102, 1930, 307–15; AFridrichsen, Le Monde oriental 25, ’32, 44–52; RSchumacher, Der Diakon Stephanus 1910; MSimon, St. Stephen and the Hellenists in the Primitive Church ’58; JBihler, D. Stephanusgeschichte etc. ’63; CBarrett, Stephen and the Son of Man, EHaenchen Festschr. ’64, 32–38; MScharlemann, Stephen, a Singular Saint ’68; MHengel, ZTK 72, ’75, 151–206.—Kl. Pauly V 360f [no. 11]; BHHW III 1864f; Haenchen ad loc.—LGPN I. M-M. EDNT.

-ου ⁺ ὁ N 2 0-2-13-14-21=50 2 Sm 12,30; 1 Chr 20,2; Is 22,18.21; 28,1

crown, sign of distinction Is 22,21; royal crown (as distinguished from the priestly κίδαρις? Ez 21,31) Ps 20(21),4 (most often translation of עטרה); garland (sign of joy) Jdt 3,7; crown, reward (metaph.) Prv 17,6; sign of distinction (metaph. of old age) Prv 16,31; οἱ στέφανοι crown taxes 1 Mc 10,29

*Is 22,18 τὸν στέφανον the crown-צניף for MT צנוף (inf.) wind around; *Ps 64(65),12 τὸν στέφανον the crown-עטרת (subst.) for MT עטרת (verb) you crown

Cf. DELCOR 1967a, 161-163; DE TROYER 1997, 355-367; HORSLEY 1982, 50; LUST 1985 188-190 (Ez

21,31); MONSENGWO PASINYA 1980, 369-375; →NIDNTT; TWNT

Στέφανος

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Στέφανος

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Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)

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that which surrounds: masc gen sg

Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc acc pl

Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc gen pl

Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc acc pl (doric)

Στέφανος

that which surrounds: masc voc sg

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that which surrounds: masc nom /voc pl

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στέφανος

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