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Lexicon :: Strong's G2867 - koniaō

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κονιάω
Transliteration
koniaō (Key)
Pronunciation
kon-ee-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From konia (dust, by analogy, lime)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:827,453

Strong’s Definitions

κονιάω koniáō, kon-ee-ah'-o; from κονία konía (dust; by analogy, lime); to whitewash:—whiten.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2867 in the following manner: whited (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2867 in the following manner: whited (2x).

  1. to cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash

    1. the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the entrances to their sepulchres, as a warning against defilement by touching them

    2. term applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κονιάω koniáō, kon-ee-ah'-o; from κονία konía (dust; by analogy, lime); to whitewash:—whiten.
STRONGS G2867:
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)), Matthew 23:27; τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε is applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety, Acts 23:3. (Demosthenes, Aristotle, Plutarch, others; for שִׂיד, Deuteronomy 27:2, 4.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
27:2; 27:4
Matthew
23:27
Acts
23:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2867 matches the Greek κονιάω (koniaō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:27 - “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:3 - Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?”
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