Strongs Number: G2940
- Greek Word
- κυβεία
- Transliteration
- kubeia
- Phonetic
- koo-bi'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
gambling that is (figuratively) artifice or fraud
- Thayers Definition
-
1. dice playing
2. metaph. the deception of men, because dice players sometimes cheated and defrauded their fellow players
- Origin
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From κύβος kubos (a
cube
that is die for playing) - Bible Usage
- sleight.