κονιάω
koniaō · whitewash
Greek word · Strong’s number G2867 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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koniaō (κονιάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “whitewash”.
Cover with lime.
How to say it
ko·ni·a·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To coat with lime to make it look clean.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of all uncleanness.
- Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, whitewashed wall; and are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and breaking the law you order me to be struck?”