Strong's Number G2867

κονιάω

koniao · kon-ee-ah'-o

Transliteration:

koniao{kon-ee-ah'-o}

Word Origin:

from konia (dust, by analogy, lime)

TDNT:

3:827,453

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

by analogy, lime); to whitewash

Usage in the KJV:

whited 2

Total: 2
Occurs 2 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash
1. the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the entrances to their sepulchres, as a warning against defilement by touching them
2. term applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety