◄ G3038 ►
λιθόστρωτος
Transliteration
lithostrotos;
Pronunciation
lith-os'-tro-tos
Parts of Speech
adj
KJV Translation Count — 1x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: Pavement (1)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. spread (paved with stones)
2. a mosaic or tessellated pavement
a. of a place near the praetorium or palace of Jerusalem
b. an apartment whose pavement consists of tessellated work
c. of places in the outer courts of temple
The word for "Pavement" is found nowhere else in the NT, but its Hebrew equivalent occurs just once in the OT, and it is evident that the Holy Sprit would have us link the two passages together. In 2 Kings 16:17 we read, "King Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it and put it upon a "pavement" of stones." In Ahaz's case, his act was the conclusive token of his surrender to abject apostasy. So here of Pilate coming down to the level of the apostate Jews. In the former case it was a Jewish ruler dominated by a Gentile idolater; in the latter, a Gentile idolater, dominated by Jews who rejected their Messiah! (AWP)
Strong's Definitions
lith-os'-tro-tos; from (3037) (λίθος) and a derivative of (4766) (στρώννυμι); stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed: — Pavement.
Concordance Results Using KJV
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the G3038, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.