To hew
λατομέωStrong’s G2998latomeō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Latomeō is the Greek word usually translated “had cut” and “cut”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “had cut” and “cut”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he had cut 1
- cut 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
λατομέω latomeō · to hew
λατομέω, -ῶ (λατόμος, a stonecutter, 4Ki.12:12, al.; λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός) [in LXX: 1Ch.22:2, al. (חָצַב); Exo.21:33, Num_21:18 (כָּרָה) ;] to hew, hew out stones: Mat.27:60, Mrk.15:46.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hew” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HEW, verb transitive
preterit tense hewed; participle passive hewed or hewn.
- To cut with an ax, or other like instrument, for the purpose of making an even surface or side; as, to hew timber.
- To chop; to cut; to hack; as, to hew in pieces.
- To cut with a chisel; to make smooth; as, to hew stone.
- To form or shape with an edged instrument; with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Isaiah 22:16
All definitions
- To form laboriously.
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.