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Concise Bible Dictionary
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This in
Luke 5:19
19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. (Luke 5:19)
is supposed by some to refer to the verandah of the open court under which the
Lord
might be sitting; or it may have been a
light
roofing accessible by the stairs outside the
house
, and easily broken through.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2766
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
κέραμος
Transliteration:
keramos
Phonic:
ker’-am-os
Meaning:
probably from the base of
2767
(through the idea of mixing clay and water); earthenware, i.e. a tile (by analogy, a thin roof or awning)
KJV Usage:
tiling