Strong's Lexicon
G2947
G2947 — κυλιόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2947 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κυλιόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from the base of G2949 (through the idea of circularity) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kulioo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | koo-lee-oh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to roll about |
| KJV Renderings: | wallow |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κυλίω: (for κυλινδω more common in earlier writings), to roll; passive imperfect 3 person singular ἐκυλίετο; to be rolled, to wallow: Mar 9:20. ((Aristotle, h. a. 5, 19, 18, etc.; Dionysius Halicarnassus; the Sept.); Polybius 26, 10, 16; Aelian n. a. 7, 33; Epictetus diss. 4, 11, 29.) (Compare: ἀνακυλίω, αποκυλιω(, προσκυλίω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κυλίω (wallow)
Mark 9:20
- KJV: And they brought him unto him and when he saw him straightway the spirit tare him and he fell on the ground and wallowed foaming
- GK: και ήνεγκαν αυτόν προς αυτόν και ιδών αυτόν ευθέως το πνεύμα εσπάραξεν αυτόν και πεσών επί της γης εκυλίετο αφρίζων