Matthew 27:60
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.”
πέτρα
Rock, bedrock, cliff. Petra. On this rock I will build My church. The church is built on bedrock. The storms will come. What is built on the rock will stand. What is built on sand will not.
τίθημι
placed
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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καινός
new
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καινός
New, fresh, recently made. Kainos. A new commandment I give you. Kainos means new in quality not just new in time. The new covenant is better in kind not just newer in age.
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μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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θύρα
door
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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μνημεῖον
tomb
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μνημεῖον
a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
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προσκυλίω
having rolled
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προσκυλίω
to roll towards, i.e. block against
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λίθος
a stone
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λίθος
a stone (literally or figuratively)
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λατομέω
he had cut
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λατομέω
to quarry
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