"to roll back, unroll, unfold, Lk. 4:17*"
Definition and meaning
to roll back, unroll, unfold, Lk. 4:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναπτύσσω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anaptysso (G380) across the King James Bible.
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
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Common questions
Strong's G380 (anaptysso) is a Greek word that means: to roll back, unroll, unfold, Lk. 4:17* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word anaptysso (G380) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G380 is anaptysso, a Greek word defined as: to roll back, unroll, unfold, Lk. 4:17*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anaptysso is a Greek word found in the New Testament.