"made of stone, Jn. 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3; Rev. 9:20*"
Definition and meaning
made of stone, Jn. 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3; Rev. 9:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: λίθινος
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 lithinos (G3035) across the King James Bible.
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
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Common questions
Strong's G3035 (lithinos) is a Greek word that means: made of stone, Jn. 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3; Rev. 9:20* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word lithinos (G3035) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3035 is lithinos, a Greek word defined as: made of stone, Jn. 2:6; 2 Cor. 3:3; Rev. 9:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
lithinos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.