"to stone, pelt or kill with stones, Jn. 8:5; 10:31, 32, 33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37*"
Definition and meaning
to stone, pelt or kill with stones, Jn. 8:5; 10:31, 32, 33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37*
In the original Greek the word is written: λιθάζω
Historical context
John wrote for an audience familiar with both Jewish Scripture and Greek philosophy. The logos — the Word — was a term Greek philosophers used for the rational principle underlying the universe. John takes that concept and says: that logos became a person and lived among us. Crucifixion was the Roman execution method designed to maximize public humiliation, reserved for slaves and rebels.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of lithazo (G3034) across the King James Bible.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
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Common questions
Strong's G3034 (lithazo) is a Greek word that means: to stone, pelt or kill with stones, Jn. 8:5; 10:31, 32, 33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word lithazo (G3034) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3034 is lithazo, a Greek word defined as: to stone, pelt or kill with stones, Jn. 8:5; 10:31, 32, 33; 11:8; Acts 5:26; 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
lithazo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.