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κονιάω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κονιάω
Greek transliteration: 
koniaō
Simplified transliteration: 
koniao
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, κεκονίαμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2867
GK Number: 
3154
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(1b)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be whitewashed
Definition: 
to whitewash, or, plaster, Mt. 23:27; Acts 23:3*

Greek-English Concordance for κονιάω

Matthew 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed (kekoniamenois | κεκονιαμένοις | perf pass ptcp dat pl masc) tombs that look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and all kinds of filth.
Acts 23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed (kekoniamene | κεκονιαμένε | perf pass ptcp voc sg masc) wall! Do you indeed sit judging me according to the law yet contrary to the law order me to be struck?”