To engrave
ἐντυπόωStrong’s G1795entupoō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Entupoō is the Greek word usually translated “engraved”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:”
Meaning
Usually translated “engraved”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- engraved 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐντυπόω entupoō · to engrave
ἐν-τυπόω, -ῶ (τύπος), [in LXX for פִּתּוּחַ, Exo.39:30) A * ;] to imprint, engrave: pass. ptcp., with dative, 2Co.3:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “engrave” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENGRA'VE, verb transitive
preterit tense engraved; participle passive engraved or engraven.
- To cut, as metals, stones or other hard substances, with a chisel or graver; to cut figures, letters or devices, on stone or metal; to mark by incision.“Thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel” Exodus 28:11
- To picture or represent by incisions.
- To imprint; to impress deeply; to infix.
- To bury; to deposit in the grave; to inter; to inhume. [Not now used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.