G2940: κυβεία
kybeía · “cunning”
Definition
gambling, i.e. (figuratively) artifice or fraud
KJV translates it as: sleight
Word origin: from (a "cube", i.e. die for playing);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2940 is translated
- cunning ×1
Bible verses with G2940 (kybeía)
Kybeía appears in 1 verse.
- Ephesians 4:14
That 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;