Quick Definition
κονιάω v. I whitewash
Strong's Definition
by analogy, lime); to whitewash
Derivation: from (dust;
KJV Usage: whiten
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | κονιορτός
45.12 · Building, Constructing
to whitewash to apply whitewash to a surface For many languages the closest equivalent of the phrase ‘whitewashed tombs’ is simply ‘tombs that have been painted white.’
88.234 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Hypocrisy, Pretense
Collocation: τοῖχος κεκονιαμένος
hypocrite, impostor (an idiom, literally: whitewashed wall) one who pretends to be one thing, while in reality he is something quite different
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κονιάω, -@: pf. pass. ptep. κεκονιαμένος ; (fr. κονία, which signifies not only ‘dust’ but also ‘lime”); to cover with lime, plaster over, whitewash: τάφοι κεκονιαμένοι (the Jews were accustomed to whitewash the entrances to their sepulchres, as a warning against defilement by touching them [Β. D. 5.ν. Burial, 1 fin.; οἵ. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 316 sqq.]), Mt. xxiii. 27; τοῖχος κεκον. is applied to a hypocrite who conceals his malice under an outward assumption of piety, Acts xxiii. 3. (Dem., Aristot., Plut., al.; for τ, Deut. xxvii. 2, 4.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κονιάω koniaō 2x
to whitewash, or, plaster, Mt. 23:27; Acts 23:3*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κονιάω, -ῶ
(< κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: De 27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pr 21:9*;]
to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Mt 23:27; fig., of a hypocrite, Ac 23:3.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κονιάω, τε whitewash,” is found in a series of temple accounts, Michel 594° (Delos—B.C. 279) τὴν θυμέλην τοῦ βωμοῦ τοῦ ἐν Tit νήσωι κονιάσαντι Φιλοκράτει. The pass, as in Mt 2377, occurs in C/G I. 16251® For κονία, *‘ plaster,” and κονιατής, “ plasterer,’ see P Oxy XII. 1450 4 (A.D. 249-50), and for κονίασις, ‘‘ plastering,” P Flor III. 38473 (v/A.D.) τὴν τῶν δωμάτων κονίασιν, and for kovlapa PSI V. 5472° (iii/B.c.) τὴν κρύπτην ὁμοίαν τῶι κονιάματι. In the private account P Oxy IV. 7397 (c. A.D. 1) κονίον εἰς πρ[ο]σφαγίου (ὀβολός), the meaning may be ‘ powder (Ὁ) for a relish 1 ob.” (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κονιάω (koniaō) — to whitewash. κονι-άω, (κονία [Refs] plaster with lime or stucco, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, κ. τοὺς ἐγχελεῶνας have them plastered, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, [NT+3rd c.BC+]
2. generally, daub over, as with pitch, ἀγγεῖα κεκονιαμένα [Refs 1st c.BC+]
3. metaphorically, κ. τὸ πρόσωπον paint, disguise it, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, κεκονιαμένοι [LXX] is falsa lectio for{κεκονιμένους} [Refs 4th c.AD+]