Lithostrotos means “Pavement” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3038 — yeduthun (“Jeduthun”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3038 λιθόστρωτος (lithostrotos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lithostrotos (lith-os'-tro-tos) adj. 1. stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed [from G3037 and a derivative of G4766] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include pavement. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
lithostrotos (lith-os'-tro-tos) adj. 1. stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed [from G3037 and a derivative of G4766] KJV: Pavement Root(s): G3037, G4766
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The Stone Pavement
Usage: λιθό-στρωτος, -ον (στρώννυμι), [in LXX: 2Ch.7:3, Est.1:6, Sng.3:10 (רִצְפָּה, רָצַף)* ;] paved with stones, esp. of tessallated work (Ca, i.e.); as subst., τὸ λ., a tessallated pavement: Jhn.19:13 (cf. Γαββαθᾶ).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lithostrotos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G3038 (λιθόστρωτος) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and praised the Lord; For it is good to do so, Because his mercy endures forever.
which was adorned with hangings of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of parian marble and stone: there were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, having roses worked round about;
He made the pillars of it silver, The bottom of it gold, The covering of it scarlet, In the midst of it a pavement of love, For the daughters of Jerusalem.
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3038.
And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and praised the Lord; For it is good to do so, Because his mercy endures forever.
which was adorned with hangings of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of parian marble and stone: there were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, having roses worked round about;
He made the pillars of it silver, The bottom of it gold, The covering of it scarlet, In the midst of it a pavement of love, For the daughters of Jerusalem.
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3038, grouped by book.
Lithostrotos (Strong's G3038) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Pavement". lithostrotos (lith-os'-tro-tos) adj. 1. stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed [from G3037 and a derivative of G4766]
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's G3038 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3038 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pavement. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G3038, with linked reader references where each row is available.