"a stuffing of leaves, boughs, etc., meton. a bough, branch, Mk. 11:8*"
Definition and meaning
a stuffing of leaves, boughs, etc., meton. a bough, branch, Mk. 11:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: στιβάς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 stibas (G4741) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
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Common questions
Strong's G4741 (stibas) is a Greek word that means: a stuffing of leaves, boughs, etc., meton. a bough, branch, Mk. 11:8* It appears 13 times in the King James Bible.
The word stibas (G4741) appears 13 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4741 is stibas, a Greek word defined as: a stuffing of leaves, boughs, etc., meton. a bough, branch, Mk. 11:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
stibas is a Greek word found in the New Testament.