To weave
πλέκωStrong’s G4120plekō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plekō is the Greek word usually translated “having twisted together”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!”
Meaning
Usually translated “having twisted together”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having twisted together 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πλέκω plekō · to weave
πλέκω [in LXX: Exo.28:14 (עֲבֹת), Isa.28:5 (צְפִירָה)* ;] to plait, twist, weave: Mat.27:29, Mrk.15:17, Jhn.19:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weave” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEAVE, verb transitive
preterit tense wove; participle passive woven, wove. The regular form, weaved, is rarely or never used. [G., Gr.]
- To unite threads of any kind in such a manner as to form cloth.
- To unite any thing flexible; as, to weave twigs.
- To unite by intermixture or close connection; as a form of religion woven into the civil government.
- To interpose; to insert.
All definitions and other forms of “weave”
WEAVE, verb intransitive
To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
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.