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It is doubtful whether the distinction between στεφανος [stephanos] and διαδεμα [diadema] , the victor's "wreath" and the kingly "crown," was strictly observed in Hellenistic Greek. "The crown of thorns" στεφανος [stephanos] placed on our Lord's head, was indeed woven, but it was the caricature of a royal crown.1
Notes
1 M. R. Vincent, Vincent's Word Studies (Escondido, CA: Ephesians Four Group, 2002), Rev. 4:4.
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