Crucifixion is a historical method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It is principally known from classical antiquity, but remains in occasional use in some countries.
The crucifixion of Jesus is a central narrative in Christianity, and the cross (sometimes depicting Jesus nailed onto it) is the main religious symbol for many Christian churches.
Ancient Greek has two verbs for crucify: ana-stauro (ἀνασταυρόω), from stauros, “stake,” and apo-tumpanizo (ἀποτυμπανίζω) “crucify on a plank,” together with anaskolopizo (ἀνασκολοπίζω “impale”). In earlier pre-Roman Greek texts anastauro usually means “impale.”
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Bible reference(s): Psalms 22:14, Psalms 22:17, Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 20:19, Matthew 26:2, Matthew 27:22, Matthew 27:23, Matthew 27:26, Matthew 27:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44, Matthew 28:5, Mark 15:15, Mark 15:24, Mark 15:25, Mark 15:27, Mark 15:32, Mark 16:6, Luke 23:23, Luke 23:33, Luke 24:7, Luke 24:20, John 19:16, John 19:18, John 19:20, John 19:23, John 19:32, John 19:41, Acts 2:23, Acts 2:36, Acts 4:10, Romans 6:6, 1 Corinthians 1:13, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 2:2, 1 Corinthians 2:8, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:1, Galatians 5:24, Galatians 6:14, Hebrews 6:6, Revelation 11:8
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