Mnēmeion μνημεῖον

Mnēmeion (Greek μνημεῖον, Strong's G3419) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “grave”. It occurs 41 times in 37 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 Mnēmeion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 8:28
  And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
• Matthew 23:29
  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
• Matthew 27:52
  And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
• Matthew 27:53
  And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
• Matthew 27:60
  And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
• Matthew 28:8
  And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Mark

• Mark 5:2
  And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
• Mark 6:29
  And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
• Mark 15:46
  And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
• Mark 16:2
  And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
• Mark 16:3
  And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
• Mark 16:5
  And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
• Mark 16:8
  And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

Luke

• Luke 11:44
  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
• Luke 11:47
  Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
• Luke 11:48
  Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
• Luke 23:55
  And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
• Luke 24:2
  And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
• Luke 24:9
  And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
• Luke 24:12
  Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
• Luke 24:22
  Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
• Luke 24:24
  And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

John

• John 5:28
  Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
• John 11:17
  Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
• John 11:31
  The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
• John 11:38
  Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
• John 12:17
  The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
• John 19:41
  Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
• John 19:42
  There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
• John 20:1
  The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
• John 20:2
  Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
• John 20:3
  Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.
• John 20:4
  So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
• John 20:6
  Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
• John 20:8
  Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
• John 20:11
  But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

Acts

• Acts 13:29
  And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

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).