{"def":{"short":"a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, G1238), literally or figuratively","long":["a crown",["a mark of royal or (generally) exalted rank",["the wreath or garland which was given as a prize to victors in public games"],"metaphorically the eternal blessedness which will be given as a prize to the genuine servants of God and Christ: the crown (wreath) which is the reward of the righteous","that which is an ornament and honor to one"]]},"deriv":"from an apparently primary στέφω (to twine or wreathe)","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈstɛ.fɑ.nos","ipa_mod":"ˈste̞.fɑ.nows","sbl":"stephanos","dic":"STEH-fa-nose","dic_mod":"STAY-fa-nose"},"see":["G1238"]}