Found just four times in the New Testament (Mt. 28:2; Mk. 16:3-4; Lk. 24:2), the Greek verb “apokulio” meant “roll away” or “roll back.” Matthew, Mark, and Luke each used this term to describe the disk-shaped stone “rolled away” from Jesus’ tomb.
Found just four times in the New Testament (Mt. 28:2; Mk. 16:3-4; Lk. 24:2), the Greek verb “apokulio” meant “roll away” or “roll back.” Matthew, Mark, and Luke each used this term to describe the disk-shaped stone “rolled away” from Jesus’ tomb.