What does κονιάω (koniáō) mean in the Bible?
κονιάω (koniáō): Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
Greek · G2867
κονιάω
To whitewash
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κονιάωG2867
Pronunciationkoniáō
What does κονιάω (koniáō) mean in the Bible?
κονιάω (koniáō): Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
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How does the BSB render G2867?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include whitewashed (2).
Where does κονιάω (koniáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itwhitewashed2×Matthew 23:27, Acts 23:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 23:27
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Acts1
Source forms
κεκονιαμένε1xkekoniameneActs 23:3
κεκονιαμένοις1xkekoniamenoisMatthew 23:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 23:27
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine Singular1xActs 23:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
Strong'sG2867
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 22:30-23:5Source Gloss
to whitewash
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
(κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: Deu.27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pro.21:9 * ;] to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Mat.23:27; figuratively, of a hypocrite, Act.23:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:27Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Plural Masculine
κεκονιαμένοις,kekoniamenoiv
I whitewash
Read verseActs 23:3Verb Perfect Passive Participle Singular Masculine
κεκονιαμένε·kekoniamene
I whitewash
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect PassiveMatt 23:27 · Acts 23:32×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect2
Voice
passive2
Mood
participle2
NT Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
Covered with lime, outwardly clean but inwardly corrupt.
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Why This Word Matters
Exposes hypocrisy within the council.Acts 22:30-23:5
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