The Wooden Pole
After impaling him on the stake, they divided his garments among themselves by casting lots.
The verb *σταυρώσαντες* derives from *σταυρός* (stauros), translated here as "stake" as the Pioneer Translation consistently renders this word, reflecting the primary classical meaning of an upright pole rather than the traditional cross. *Διεμερίσαντο* means "divided among themselves," and *βάλλοντες κλῆρον* literally means "throwing a lot," rendered naturally as "casting lots."
Berean Standard Bible
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35When they had σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
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35And they σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Goodspeed New Testament
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35And they crucified him and divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots,
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35Then they nailed him to the σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford.. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with something like dice to decide which piece of clothing each one would get.
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When they had σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
And they crucified him and divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots,
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When they had σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
And they crucified him and divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots,
And they σταυρός · staurosPrimary classical Greek meaning: upright stake or pole. Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon, Oxford. him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
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σταυρώσαντες stauros (execute on a stake) σταυρόω stauróō from G4716 (σταυρός); to impale on the stauros (stake); figuratively, to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness stauros (execute on a stake) δὲ and δέ dé a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc. also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in Eng αὐτὸν he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive διεμερίσαντο divide up into parts διαμερίζω diamerízō from G1223 (διά) and G3307 (μερίζω); to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension) clo τὰ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ἱμάτια outer garment ἱμάτιον himátion neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on); a dress (inner or outer) apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raimen αὐτοῦ he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive βάλλοντες cast βάλλω bállō a primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense) arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, κλῆρον lot κλῆρος klēros probably from G2806 (κλάω) (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose; a die (for drawing chances); ,
When they had stauros-ed (executed on a stake) Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Where the New Testament uses stauros, this site shows the Greek word alongside its primary classical meaning in brackets. Stauros meant stake or upright stake in classical Greek — the Liddell-Scott-Jones lexicon (Oxford University Press) lists this as its first definition, citing Homer and Herodotus. The word itself does not specify material; wood is implied by the context of the era, not encoded in the Greek term.
Where the New Testament uses xylon, this site shows the Greek word alongside its meaning of tree or wood — xylon does specify material, and is already translated as tree by the NIV, ESV, and KJV in Acts 5:30, Galatians 3:13, and 1 Peter 2:24.
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