New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), “Study note on Matthew 20:19, 'executed on a stake'”
“This is the first of over 40 occurrences of the Greek verb stau·roʹo in the Christian Greek Scriptures. This is the verb for the Greek noun stau·rosʹ, rendered “torture stake.” … In classical Greek, it meant “to fence with pales, to form a stockade, or palisade.””
The current study note, which rests the case on the classical rather than the koine sense of the verb.
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Provenance and verification note for New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), Study note on Matthew 20:19, 'executed on a stake'
Confidence note. Study note read on the nwtsty Matthew chapter 20 page on wol.jw.org, 19 September 2026.
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-nwtsty-note-matt-20-19