Thaptō θάπτω

Thaptō (Greek θάπτω, Strong's G2290) is a Greek verb meaning “to bury”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Burial and cremation

Verses

Every verse with Thaptō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 8:21
  And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 8:22
  But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
• Matthew 14:12
  And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

Luke

• Luke 9:59
  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Luke 9:60
  Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 16:22
  And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Acts

• Acts 2:29
  Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• Acts 5:6
  And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
• Acts 5:9
  Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
• Acts 5:10
  Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:4
  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).