Greek · G2998 · unreviewed

λατομέω

To quarry

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λατομέω G2998

Pronunciation latoméō

What does λατομέω (latoméō) mean in the Bible?

λατομέω (latoméō) is a Greek word meaning "to quarry". λατομέω, -ῶ (λατόμος, a stonecutter, 4Ki.

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Meaning

to quarry

Extended definition

(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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1

Tense

aorist 1

Voice

active 1

Mood

indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 27:60 ἐλατόμησεν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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