UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to crucify again

Semantic entry: 20.77

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: to cause to die on a cross a second time

Notes: In extrabiblical Greek ἀνασταυρόω is essentially equivalent in meaning to σταυρόω (20.76: κρεμάννυμι / 20.76: προσπήγνυμι / 20.76: σταυρόω), but in RV HEB 6:6 · LV HEB 6:6 · Read together HEB 6:6 ἀνασταυρόω is used figuratively of believers whose sin causes Christ to be crucified again in the sense of exposing Christ to public shame by virtue of the misdeeds of his professed followers. Some scholars, however, interpret ἀνασταυρόω in RV HEB 6:6 · LV HEB 6:6 · Read together HEB 6:6 as referring simply to the original crucifixion and thus interpret ἀνασταυρόω as being essentially synonymous with σταυρόω.