Strong’s G4742 · Greek

στίγμα
stígma

Definition

a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), i.e. (figuratively) scar of service

Etymology

from a primary (to "stick", i.e. prick);

How the KJV renders it

  • mark

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.