Greek Word Study · Strong’s G2998
λατομέω
latomeō · “to hew”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
λατομέω, -ῶ
(λατόμος, a stonecutter, 4Ki.12:12, al.; λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός) [in LXX: 1Ch.22:2, al. (חָצַב); Exo.21:33, Num_21:18 (כָּרָה) ;]
to hew, hew out stones: Mat.27:60, Mrk.15:46.†
(λατόμος, a stonecutter, 4Ki.12:12, al.; λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός) [in LXX: 1Ch.22:2, al. (חָצַב); Exo.21:33, Num_21:18 (כָּרָה) ;]
to hew, hew out stones: Mat.27:60, Mrk.15:46.†
Where it appears
Matthew1
Mark1
In the text
Matthew 27:60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.Mark 15:46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
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