Definition
λατομέω, -ῶ
(λατόμος, a stonecutter, 2 Kings 12:12, al.; λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός) [in LXX: 1 Chronicles 22:2, al. (חָצַב); Exodus 21:33, Num_21:18 (כָּרָה) ;]
to hew, hew out stones: Matthew 27:60, Mark 15:46.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λατομέω:
- חָצַבcha.tsav“to hew”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 27:60ἐλατόμησεν · he had cut…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
- Mark 15:46λελατομημένον · cutSo Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.