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To nail

προσηλόωStrong’s G4338

prosēloō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Prosēloō is the Greek word usually translated “having nailed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”
Colossians 2:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having nailed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having nailed 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    προσηλόω prosēloō · to nail

    προσ-ηλόω -ῶ [in LXX: 3Ma.4:9 * ;] to nail to: with accusative and dative, figuratively, Col.2:14.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “nail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    NAIL, noun

    If the word was originally applied to a claw or talon, the primary sense may be to catch, or it may be a shoot.

    1. The claw or talon of a fowl or other animal.
    2. The horny substance growing at the end of the human fingers and toes.
    3. A small pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, to be driven into a board or other piece of timber, and serving to fasten it to other timber.
    4. A stud or boss; a short nail with a large broad head.
    All definitions and other forms of “nail”
    1. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the 16th of a yard.
    2. On the nail in hand; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail
    3. To hit the nail on the head, to hit or touch the exact point.

    NAIL, verb transitive

    1. To fasten with nails; to unite, close or make compact with nails.
    2. To stud with nails.
    3. To stop the vent of a cannon; to spike.

    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.