Dictionary entry

λατομέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λατομέω, -ῶ

(< λατόμος, a stonecutter, IV Ki 12:12, al.; < λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός), [in LXX: I Ch 22:2, al. (חצב); Ex 21:33, Num_21:18 (כּרה);]

to hew, hew out stones: Mt 27:60, Mk 15:46.†