to hew
latomeo describes cutting or hewing a tomb out of rock.
The attested use concerns making a tomb by cutting it from rock: Matthew 27:60 presents the completed action, while Mark 15:46 describes the tomb as having been cut from rock.
Senses in use
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Cutting a tomb from rock · dominant
In Matthew 27:60, the aorist active indicative occurs in the clause about a new tomb in the rock; the APB renders the clause “which he had cut in the rock.” In Mark 15:46, the perfect passive participle describes the tomb into which the body was placed; the APB renders it as “a tomb that had been hewn out of rock.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with “cut in the rock” in Matthew 27:60 and the resulting tomb with “hewn out of rock” in Mark 15:46. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.