Strong's Lexicon
ptussó: To fold, to wrap, to roll up
Original Word:πτύσσω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:ptussó
Pronunciation:ptoos'-so
Phonetic Spelling:(ptoos'-so)
Definition:To fold, to wrap, to roll up
Meaning:I fold, roll up (as a scroll).
Word Origin:From a primary word (related to the idea of folding or wrapping)
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The concept of folding or rolling up is paralleled in the Hebrew Scriptures with words like "גלל" (galal), which means to roll or roll away, often used in the context of rolling away a stone or scroll.
Usage:The Greek verb "ptussó" primarily means to fold or to wrap. It conveys the action of rolling or folding something, often in the context of garments or scrolls. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the act of rolling up the heavens or the earth, indicating a transformation or an end.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek culture, the act of folding or rolling was common in daily life, especially in the context of clothing and scrolls. Garments were often folded for storage or travel, and scrolls were rolled up after reading. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, providing a vivid picture of transformation or completion.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. verb
Definitionto fold, i.e. roll up
NASB Translationclosed (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4428: πτύσσωπτύσσω: 1 aorist participle
πτύξας; in classical Greek from
Homer down;
to fold together, roll up:
τόβιβλίον,
Luke 4:20 (
A. V.closed); see
ἀναπτύσσω (and cf. Schlottmann in
Riehm under the word Schrift; Strack: in
Herzog edition 2 under the word Sehreibkunst, etc. Compare:
ἀναπτύσσω.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
close.Probably akin to petannumi (to spread; and thus apparently allied topetomai through the idea of expansion, and toptuo through that of flattening; comparepateo); to fold, i.e. Furl a scroll -- close.
see GREEKpetomai
see GREEKpateo
Forms and Transliterations
πτυξας πτύξας πτυχαί ptuxas ptyxas ptýxasLinks
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