Stigma

stig'-mah
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Stigma Definition

  1. a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. To ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or the stamp of their master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotee's who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
stibavß
Origin
from a primary stizo (to "stick", i.e. prick)
Strong's Number
4742
TDNT Entry
7:657,1086

KJV Word Usage

mark
1
Total
1

KJV Verse Count

1
Total
1
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Stigma". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .