Wallowing
κύλισμαStrong’s G2946kulisma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kulisma is the Greek word usually translated “rolling place”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rolling place”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rolling place 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κύλισμα kulisma · wallowing
κύλισμα, -τος, τό (κυλίω), [in Sm.: Eze.10:13 * ;] 1. a roll. 2. = κυλισμός (which see), a rolling, wallowing (or, as κυλίστρα, Xen., Eq., see 3, a rolling place): 2Pe.2:22 (Rec.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wallowing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WALLOWING, participle present
tense Rolling the body on any thing.
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.