Taphos τάφος
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| τάφος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | taphos |
| Strong's number | G5028 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | grave |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (6) |
Taphos (Greek τάφος, Strong's G5028) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “grave”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
τάφος, -ου, ὁ
(θάντω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר ;]
1. a burial (Hom., al.).
2. a grave, tomb (Res., Hdt., al.): Mat.23:27, 29 27:61, 64 27:66 28:1, Rom.3:13" (LXX) .†
(AS)
(θάντω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר ;]
1. a burial (Hom., al.).
2. a grave, tomb (Res., Hdt., al.): Mat.23:27, 29 27:61, 64 27:66 28:1, Rom.3:13" (LXX) .†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sepulchre (5), sepulchres (1), tombs (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tomb (3), tombs (2), graves (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Taphos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 23:27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Matthew 23:29Woe 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 27:61And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
- Matthew 27:64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
- Matthew 27:66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
- Matthew 28:1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Romans
- Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).