Strong's Lexicon
G4428 — πτύσσω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4428 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πτύσσω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | probably akin to petannumi "to spread" (and thus apparently allied to G4072 through the idea of expansion, and to G4429 through that of flattening) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ptusso |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ptoos'-so |
| Meaning: | 1. to fold, i.e. furl a scroll |
| KJV Renderings: | close |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πτύσσω: 1 aorist participle πτύξας; in classical Greek from Homer down; to fold together, roll up: τό βιβλίον, Luk 4:20 (A. V. closed); see ἀναπτύσσω (and cf. Schlottmann in Riehm under the word Schrift; Strack: in Herzog edition 2 under the word Sehreibkunst, etc. Compare: ἀναπτύσσω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πτύσσω (close)
Luke 4:20
- KJV: And he closed the book and he gave again to the minister and sat down And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him
- GK: και πτύξας το βιβλίον αποδούς τω υπηρέτη εκάθισε και πάντων εν τη συναγωγή οι οφθαλμοί ήσαν ατενίζοντες αυτώ
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