# cross #

## Definition: ##

In Bible times, a cross was an upright wooden post stuck into the ground, with a horizontal wooden beam attached to it near the top.

* During the time of the Roman Empire, the Roman government would execute criminals by tying or nailing them to a cross and leaving them there to die.
* Jesus was falsely accused of crimes he did not commit and the Romans put him to death on a cross.
* Note that this is a completely different word from the verb "cross" that means to go over to the other side of something, such as a river or lake.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* This term could be translated using a term in the target language that refers to the shape of a cross.
* Consider describing the cross as something on which people were killed, using phrases such as "execution post" or "tree of death."
* Also consider how this word is translated in a Bible translation in a local or national language. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-unknown))

(See also: [crucify](../kt/crucify.md), [Rome](../other/rome.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Corinthians 01:17](en/tn/1co/help/01/17)
* [Colossians 02:13-15](en/tn/col/help/02/13)
* [Galatians 06:11-13](en/tn/gal/help/06/11)
* [John 19:17-18](en/tn/jhn/help/19/17)
* [Luke 09:23-25](en/tn/luk/help/09/23)
* [Luke 23:26](en/tn/luk/help/23/26)
* [Matthew 10:37-39](en/tn/mat/help/10/37)
* [Philippians 02:5-8](en/tn/php/help/02/05)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[40:01](en/tn/obs/help/40/01)__ After the soldiers mocked Jesus, they led him away to crucify him. They made him carry the __cross__  on which he would die.
* __[40:02](en/tn/obs/help/40/02)__ The soldiers brought Jesus to a place called "the Skull" and nailed his arms and feet to the __cross__.
* __[40:05](en/tn/obs/help/40/05)__ The Jewish leaders and the other people in the crowd mocked Jesus. They said to him, "If you are the Son of God, come down from the __cross__  and save yourself! Then we will believe you."
* __[49:10](en/tn/obs/help/49/10)__ When Jesus died on the __cross__, he received your punishment.
* __[49:12](en/tn/obs/help/49/12)__ You must believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that he died on the __cross__  instead of you, and that God raised him to life again.

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: G4716