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crucify

nail him to a cross

Definition:

The term "crucify" means to execute someone by attaching him to a cross and leaving him there to suffer and die in great pain.

  • The victim was either tied to the cross or nailed to it. Crucified people died from blood loss or from suffocation.
  • The ancient Roman Empire frequently used this method of execution to punish and kill people who were terrible criminals or who had rebelled against the authority of their government.
  • The Jewish religious leaders asked the Roman governor to order his soldiers to crucify Jesus. The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. He suffered there for six hours, and then died.

Translation Suggestions:

  • The term "crucify" could be translated as, "kill on a cross" or "execute by nailing to a cross."

(See also: cross, Rome)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

  • 39:11 But the Jewish leaders and the crowd shouted, "Crucify him (Jesus)!"
  • 39:12 Pilate became afraid that the crowd would begin to riot, so he ordered his soldiers to crucify Jesus.played a major role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  • 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.
  • 40:04 Jesus was crucified between two robbers.
  • 43:06 "Men of Israel, Jesus was a man who did many mighty signs and wonders by the power of God, as you have seen and already know. But you crucified him!"
  • 43:09 "You crucified this man, Jesus."
  • 44:08 Peter answered them, "This man stands before you healed by the power of Jesus the Messiah. You crucified Jesus, but God raised him to life again!"

Word Data:

  • Strong's: G388, G4362, G4717, G4957

Forms Found in the English ULB:

crucified, crucify, nailing ... to a cross