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Lexicon :: Strong's G2998 - latomeō

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λατομέω
Transliteration
latomeō (Key)
Pronunciation
lat-om-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as the first part of λαξευτός (G2991) and the base of τομός (G5114)
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Strong’s Definitions

λατομέω latoméō, lat-om-eh'-o; from the same as the first part of G2991 and the base of G5114; to quarry:—hew.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2998 in the following manner: hew (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2998 in the following manner: hew (2x).

  1. to cut stones, to hew out stones

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λατομέω latoméō, lat-om-eh'-o; from the same as the first part of G2991 and the base of G5114; to quarry:—hew.
STRONGS G2998:
λατομέω, λατόμω: 1 aorist ἐλατόμησα; perfect passive participle λελατομημενος; (from λατόμος a stone-cutter, and this from λᾶς a stone, and τέμνω); to cut stones, to hew out stones: Matthew 27:60; Mark 15:46. (The Sept. several times for חָצַב; once for כָּרָה, Exodus 21:33ff; Diodorus (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Strabo, others (cf. Sophocles Lexicon, under the word)), Justin Martyr.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
21:33
Matthew
27:60
Mark
15:46

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2998 matches the Greek λατομέω (latomeō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33 - “If anyone uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11 - houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:15 - Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 - So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10 - He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:2 - Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:16 - What are you doing here and who gave you permission to cut out a grave for yourself here, hewing your grave on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
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