προσκυλίωproskylíō
to roll up, roll to: with accusative et dative, Matthew 27:60; accusative followed by ἐπί, Mark 15:46.
Greek (New Testament) · G4351
Same root
- πρόςprós · G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- κυλιόωkylióō · G2947compare G2945 (κύκλῳ), G1507 (εἱλίσσω)); to roll about
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
- Mark 15:46 Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.