- Original: ἀποκυλίω - Transliteration: Apokulio - Phonetic: ap-ok-oo-lee'-o - Definition: 1. to roll off or away This word is used in the Gospels to refer to the stone that was infront of the tomb of Jesus. In Palestine, graves were usually in adepression and the stone was rolled down an incline to cover themouth of the tomb. For a small grave, about twenty men were requiredto roll a stone down hill to cover the door of the tomb. The Bibletells us that the stone covering the door of the tomb was a largestone. The women would have needed more men than even a full Romanguard of sixteen men to roll away the stone. This was a major task. - Origin: from G575 and G2947 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G575 and G2947 ; to roll away: - roll away (back). Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • away, 3 Mar 16:3; Mar 16:4; Luke 24:2 • back, 1 Mat 28:2