Strong G2940κυβεία
cunning
- Transliteration
- kubeia
- Pronunciation
- koo-bi'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From κύβος kubos (a cube that is die for playing);
gambling that is (figuratively) artifice or fraud: - sleight.
gambling that is (figuratively) artifice or fraud: - sleight.
Detailed definition
κυβία (Mt. -εία, and so Rec.), -ας, ἡ
(κύβος, a cube, a die),
dice-playing; metaphorically, trickery, sleight: Eph.4:14.†
(AS)
(κύβος, a cube, a die),
dice-playing; metaphorically, trickery, sleight: Eph.4:14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2940 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sleight1
First verses
- Ephesians 4:14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
κῠβεία, ἡ,
dice-playing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274d, X “Mem.” 1.3.2, 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 5.2, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 481.10 (_plural_), etc.: _metaphorically_, ἐν τῇ κ. τῶν ἀνθρώπων)] by the trickery of men, [NT (NT.Eph.4.14.)]
dice-playing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 274d, X “Mem.” 1.3.2, 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 5.2, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 481.10 (_plural_), etc.: _metaphorically_, ἐν τῇ κ. τῶν ἀνθρώπων)] by the trickery of men, [NT (NT.Eph.4.14.)]