Strongs Number: G2867
- Greek Word
- κονιάω
- Transliteration
- koniaō
- Phonetic
- kon-ee-ah'-o
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
by analogy lime); to whitewash
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash
a. the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the entrances to their sepulchres, as a warning against defilement by touching them
b. term applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety
- Origin
- Fromκονία konia (dust
- Bible Usage
- whiten.