Definition
κονιάω, -ῶ
(κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: Deuteronomy 27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Proverbs 21:9 * ;]
to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Matthew 23:27; figuratively, of a hypocrite, Acts 23:3.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Matthew 23:27κεκονιαμένοις · whitewashedWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Acts 23:3κεκονιαμένε · whitewashedThen Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”