STRONGS G380:
ἀναπτύσσω: 1 aorist
ἀνέπτυξα; (
ἀνά — cf. the German
auf equivalent to
auseinander, see
ἀναλύω — and
πτύσσω to fold up, roll together);
to unroll [
i. e. open for reading]:
τὸ βιβλίον (as in Herodotus 1, 48 and 125),
Luke 4:17 [R G T] (
2 Kings 19:14). The books of the Hebrews were rolls (
מְגִלּוֹת) fastened to [one or] two smooth rods and furnished with handles, so that they could be rolled up and unrolled; [cf.
B. D. under the word Writing].
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