Lexical Definition
μνημεῖον mnēmeîon (mnay-mi'-on) grave G:N-N
from μνήμη
grave, sepulchre, tomb.
- a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μνημεῖον | a tomb | John.19.41 • Acts.13.29 |
| tomb | Mark.16.2 • Mark.16.5 • Luke.23.55 • Luke.24.12 • Luke.24.22 • Luke.24.24 • John.11.31 • John.11.38 • John.19.42 • John.20.1 • John.20.3 • John.20.4 • John.20.6 • John.20.8 • John.20.11 | |
| μνημεῖα | graves | Luke.11.44 |
| monuments | Matt.23.29 • Luke.11.48 | |
| tombs | Matt.27.52 • Luke.11.47 | |
| μνημείῳ | a grave | Mark.15.46 |
| tomb | Matt.27.60 • Mark.6.29 • John.11.17 • John.20.11 | |
| μνημείων | of sepulchres | LXX.Neh.2.3 • LXX.Neh.2.5 |
| tombs | Matt.8.28 • Matt.27.53 • Mark.5.2 | |
| μνημείω | memorial | LXX.Gen.50.5 |
| μνημείου | her memorial | LXX.Gen.35.20 |
| of a memorial | LXX.Gen.23.9 • LXX.Gen.49.30 • LXX.Gen.50.13 | |
| tomb | LXX.Gen.35.20 • Matt.27.60 • Matt.28.8 • Mark.15.46 • Mark.16.3 • Mark.16.8 • Luke.24.2 • Luke.24.9 • John.12.17 • John.20.1 • John.20.2 | |
| μνημείον | a memorial | LXX.Isa.22.16 • LXX.Isa.22.16 • LXX.Ezek.39.11 |
| his sepulchre | LXX.Gen.23.6 | |
| μνημείοισ | sepulchres | LXX.Gen.23.6 • LXX.Isa.26.19 |
| tombs | John.5.28 |
Abbott-Smith
μνημεῖον, -ου, τό, [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה;]
1. a memorial, record (cl., cf. Wi 10:7).
2.
(a) (cl.) a monument: Lk 11:47;
(b) a sepulchre, tomb (Ge 23:6, 9, Is 22:16, al.): Mt 23:29, Mk 5:2, Lk 11:44, Jo 5:28, and freq. in Gospels, Ac 13:29.
SYN.: μνῆμα.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 23:6 · 23:9 |
| Isaiah | 22:16 |
| Matthew | 23:29 |
| Mark | 5:2 |
| Luke | 11:44 · 11:47 |
| John | 5:28 |
| Acts | 13:29 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μνημεῖον-εῖον,
Doric dialect μνᾱμεῖον, Ionic dialect μνημεῖονήϊον, τό, memorial, remembrance, record of a person or thing, μνημεῖονήϊα καταλιπέσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνημεῖονεῖα ὅρκων a record of the oaths, [μνημεῖονεῖα κακῶν τε κἀγαθῶν ἀΐδια 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.41 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνημεῖονεῖα τῆς δαπάνης visible memorials, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ παίδων μαθήματα θαυμαστὸν ἔχει τι μ. the lessons of childhood cling strangely to the memory, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνημεῖονεῖα καταλειφθῆναι τῶν μελλόντων ἔσεσθαι to be left behind as reminders of things to come, [Refs]
__2 of one dead, [μνημεῖονεῖ᾽ Ὀρέστου.. προσθεῖναι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 933 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an urn containing the ashes of the dead,[μνημεῖονεῖά μοι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 702; τάφων τε καὶ τῶν ἄλλων μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 414a ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; tomb, [LXX+NT]: generally, monument, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Josh.13.6 ☩ John.5.28