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Engraved

λαξευτόςStrong’s G2991

laxeutos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Laxeutos is the Greek word usually translated “cut in a rock”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.”
Luke 23:53 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “cut in a rock”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • cut in a rock 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    λαξευτός laxeutos · engraved

    λαξευτός, -ή, όν (λαξεύω; λᾶς, a stone, ξέω, to scrape), [in LXX: Deu.4:49 (פִּסְגָּה); in Aq.: Num.21:20; Th.: Jdg.7:11 * ;] hewn (in stone); Luk.23:53 (elsewhere κοινή writers use λατομητός, 4Ki.12:12, al.; cf. λατομέω).† (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.

    1. 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
    2. To picture or represent by incisions.
    3. To imprint; to impress deeply; to infix.
    4. 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.