Anaptusso describes opening a scroll in preparation to locate a written passage.

The attested use describes opening a scroll so that a particular written place can be found, as shown in Luke 4:17.

1. Opening a scroll to find a written passage · dominant

   In Luke 4:17, the aorist active masculine singular participle occurs after the scroll is given and before the place written is found; the APB renders the clause "after unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written."

   Luke 4:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 4:17, the APB presents the action as "after unrolling the scroll".