Strong's Lexicon
G2867 — κονιάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2867 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κονιάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from konia (dust |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | koniao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kon-ee-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to whitewash |
| KJV Renderings: | whiten |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κονιάω, κονίω: perfect passive participle κεκονιαμενος; (from κονία, which signifies not only ’dust’ but also ’lime’); to cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash: τάφοι κεκονιάμενοι (the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the entrances to their sepulchres, as a warning against defilement by touching them (B. D. under the word , 1 at the end; cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 316ff)), Mat 23:27; τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε is applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety, Act 23:3. (Demosthenes, Aristotle, Plutarch, others; for ùÄÒéã, Deu 27:2; Deu 27:4.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κονιάω (whiten)
Matthew 23:27
- KJV: Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye are like unto whited sepulchres which indeed appear beautiful outward but are within full of dead bones and of all uncleanness
- GK: ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και Φαρισαίοι υποκριταί ότι παρομοιάζετε τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις οίτινες έξωθεν μεν φαίνονται ωραίοι έσωθεν δε γέμουσιν οστέων νεκρών και πάσης ακαθαρσίας
Acts 23:3
- KJV: Then said Paul unto him God shall smite thee whited wall for sittest thou to judge me after the law and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law
- GK: τότε ο Παύλος προς αυτόν είπε τύπτειν σε μέλλει ο θεός τοίχε κεκονιαμένε και συ κάθη κρίνων με κατά τον νόμον και παρανομών κελεύεις με τύπτεσθαι