Lexical Summary koniaō: to plaster over Original Word: κονιάωTransliteration: koniaō Phonetic Spelling: (kon-ee-ah'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to plaster over Meaning: to plaster over Strong's Concordance whiten, whitewashFrom konia (dust; by analogy, lime); to whitewash -- whiten. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2867: κονιάωκονιάω, 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 |
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