λίθος, λίθου, ὁ, the Sept. for ΰΖαΖο (from Homer down); a stone: of small stones, Mat_4:6; Mat_7:9; Luk_3:8; Luk_4:1-44 :(),; ; Joh_8:7; plural, Mat_3:9; Mat_4:3; Mar_5:5; Luk_3:8; Luk_19:40; Joh_8:59; Joh_10:31; of a large stone, Mat_27:60; Mat_27:66; Mat_28:2; Mar_15:46; Mar_16:3; Luk_24:2; John 11:38 f, 41 ; Joh_20:1; of building stones, Mat_21:42; Mat_21:44 (T omits; L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the verse); ; Mar_12:10; Mar_13:1; Luk_19:44; Luk_20:17; Luk_21:5; Act_4:11; 1Pe_2:7; metaphorically of Christ: λίθος ἀκρογωνιαῖος (which see), ἐκλεκτός (cf. 2Es_5:8), ἔντιμος, 1Pe_2:6 (Isa_28:16); ζῶν (see ζάω, II. b.), 1Pe_2:4; λίθος προσκόμματος, one whose words, acts, end, men (so stumble at) take such offence at, that they reject him and thus bring upon themselves ruin, 1Pe_2:8 (7); Rom_9:33; of Christians: λίθοι ζῶντες, living stones (see ζάω, as above), of which the temple of God is built, 1Pe_2:5; of the truths with which, as with building materials, a teacher builds Christians up in wisdom, λίθοι τίμιοι, costly stones, 1Co_3:12. λίθος μυλικός, Mar_9:42 R G; Luk_17:2 L T Tr WH, cf. Rev_18:21. of precious stones, gems: λίθος τίμιος, Rev_17:4; Rev_18:12; Rev_18:16; Rev_21:11; Rev_21:19 (2Sa_12:30; 1Ki_10:2; 1Ki_10:11); ἰάσπις, Rev_4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λίθον (for R G T λίνον) καθαρόν, Rev_15:6 L Tr text WH (Eze_28:13 πάντα (or πᾶν) λίθον χρηστόν ἐνδέδεσαι; (see WH. Introduction at the passage cited)); but (against the reading λίθον) (cf. Scrivener, Plain Introduction etc., p. 658). Special stones cut in a certain form: stone tablets (engraved with letters), 2Co_3:7; statues of idols, Act_17:29 (Deu_4:28; Eze_20:32).

λίθος lithos 59x a stone, Mat_3:9 ; Mat_4:3 ; Mat_4:6 ; used figuratively, of Christ, Eph_2:20 ; 1Pe_2:6 ; of believers, 1Pe_2:5 ; meton. a tablet of stone, 2Co_3:7 ; a precious stone, Rev_4:3 rock; stone.

λίθος , -ον , ὁ (and, in Att. ., of precious stones, ἡ .), [in LXX for H68 , Gen_11:3 , al. ; λ . τίμιος , for H6337 , Psa_19:10 ; Psa_21:3 , Pro_8:19 , al. ;] a stone: Mat_4:6 , al. ; pl ., Mat_3:9 , al. ; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat_27:60 ; Mat_27:66 ; Mat_28:2 , Mar_15:46 ; Mar_16:3-4 , Luk_24:2 , Joh_11:38 ; Joh_11:32 ; Joh_11:41 ; Joh_20:1 ; λ . μυλικός , Luk_17:2 , cf. Rev_18:21 ; of building stones, Mat_21:42 , [44], Mat_24:2 , Mar_12:10 ; Mar_13:1-2 , Luk_19:44 ; Luk_20:17-18 ; Luk_21:5-6 Act_4:11 , 1Pe_2:7 ; metaph ., of Christ, λ . ἀκρογωναῖος , ἐκλεκτός , ἔντιμος , 1Pe_2:6 ( LXX ); λ . ζῶν , 1Pe_2:4 ; προσκόμματος , 1Pe_2:8 , Rom_9:33 ; of Christians, λ . ζῶντες , 1Pe_2:5 ; of precious stones, λ . τίμιος , Rev_17:4 ; Rev_18:12 ; Rev_18:16 ; Rev_21:11 ; Rev_21:19 ; ἴασπις , Rev_4:3 ; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ . καθαρόν , Rev_15:6 (λίνον , Rec. , R , mg ., v. Swete , in l ); metaph ., λ . τίμιοι , 1Co_3:12 ; of the tables of the law, 2Co_3:7 ; of idols, Act_17:29 .

λίθος [page 375] λίθος is always masc. in the NT even when it means a gem ( Rev_21:11 al., LXX), whereas Attic after B.C. 385 preferred the fem. (Meisterhans Gr. p. 129). This is in keeping with the Κοινή usage, e.g. P Petr II. 13 (6) .6 (B.C. 258 253) τοὺς λίθους of stones for building, P Oxy III. 498 .7 (ii/A.D.) τῶν οἰκοδομουμένων λίθων κύβων καμηλικῶν , squared building-Stones transportable by camel (?) (Edd.), ib. 528 .12 (illit. ii/A.D.) ἔπεμσάς μυ ἐπιστολὰς δυν̣αμένου λίθον σα̣λ̣ευ̣ͅσε , you sent me letters which would have shaken a stone (Edd.), P Tebt II. 342 .17 (late ii/A.D.) κεραμεῖον . . λίθοις ἀρεστοῖς ἐξηρτισμ (ένον ), a pottery fitted with stones in good order (Edd.), P Oxy X. 1273 .7 f. (A.D. 260) περιτραχήλιον . . ἔχον λίθον ὁλκῆς χωρὶς τοῦ [λί ]θ [ο ]υ τετάρτων δεκατριῶν , a necklace having a stone and weighing apart from the stone 13 quarters (Edd.), OGIS 90 .54 (Rosetta stone B.C. 196) σ ]τερεοῦ λίθου , Preisigke 1114 .3 (A.D. 147 8) ἐκόψαμεν τοὺς μεγάλους λίθους . In connexion with the imprecatory inscrr. on limestone found in Palestine, Wόnsch remarks that limestone had probably a superstitious significance there, though of what kind we do not know, and compares the white stone (ψῆφον λευκήν ) with a new spell given as an amulet in Rev_2:17 : see Bliss and Macalister Excavations in Palestine, 1902, p. 186. Reference should also be made to the striking new saying ascribed to Jesus, P Oxy I. 1 No. 5 ἔγει [ρ ]ον τὸν λίθον κἀκεῖ εὑρήσεις με , σχίσον τὸ ξύλον κἀγὼ ἐκεῖ εἰμί , though we cannot enter here upon its interpretation.

λίθος λί^θος, ου, "a stone", Hom. , etc.: "a precious stone", Hdt. : "marble", id=Hdt. :—proverb., λίθον ἕψειν to boil "a stone", i. e. "to lose one's labour," Ar. ;— of stupidity, λίθοι "blocks, stones", id=Ar. "stone" as a substance, opp. to wood, flesh, etc, Il. , etc. also fem., Hom. , Theocr. ;—but the fem. was mostly used of "some special stone", as the "magnet", Eur. , Plat. ; of a "touchstone", Plat. ; ἡ διαφανὴς λ. "a piece of crystal" used for a burning glass, Ar. at Athens, λίθος (masc.) was a name for various "blocks of stone used for rostra or tribunes", as, the Bema of the Pnyx, Ar. another in the ἀγορά used by the κήρυκες, Plut. an altar in the ἀγορά, Dem. "a piece on a draughtboard", Theocr.

λίθος, -ου, ὁ (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Gen.11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psa.19:10 21:3, Pro.8:19, al. ;] a stone: Mat.4:6, al.; pl., Mat.3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat.27:60, 66 28:2, Mrk.15:46 16:3-4, Luk.24:2, Jhn.11:38, 32 11:41 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luk.17:2, cf. Rev.18:21; of building stones, Mat.21:42, [44], Mat.24:2, Mrk.12:10 13:1-2, Luk.19:44 20:17-18 21:5-6 Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1Pe.2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1Pe.2:4; προσκόμματος, 1Pe.2:8, Rom.9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1Pe.2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Rev.4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, Rev.15:6 (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι, 1Co.3:12; of the tables of the law, 2Co.3:7; of idols, Act.17:29 (AS)