σταυρός

Pronunciation: /staˈvɾos/

“σταυρός” is a Greek word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

cross (geometrical figure)
cross, crucifix (cross on which one is crucified; usually refers to the one upon which Jesus Christ died)
cross (difficult situation that must be endured)
cross, crucifix (representation of the crucifixion stake of Christ worn or displayed by Christians)
sign of the cross (gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross)
control bar (wooden device used to control marionettes)
glabella (space between the eyebrows and the nose)
Iron Cross (maneuver in which both arms are extended straight out from the sides of the body while suspended mid air and holding onto rings)

From Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

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