Lexical Definition
ταφή taphḗ (taf-ay') burial (place) G:N-F
feminine from θάπτω
X bury.
- burial (the act)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ταφὴν | a burial place | Matt.27.7 |
| ταφήσ | a burial | LXX.Job.17.1 |
| burial | LXX.Gen.50.3 • LXX.2Chr.26.23 | |
| his burial | LXX.Isa.53.9 | |
| ταφήν | As burial | LXX.Jer.22.19 |
| his burial | LXX.Deut.34.6 | |
| your burial | LXX.Nah.1.14 | |
| ταφή | His burial | LXX.Isa.57.2 |
| by burial | LXX.Deut.21.23 | |
| no burial | LXX.Eccl.6.3 | |
| τάφουσ | his graves | LXX.Ezek.32.23 |
Abbott-Smith
ταφή, -ῆς, ἡ (< θάπτω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר and cognate forms ;]
burial: Mt 27:7 (Hdt., al.; for other meanings, v. LS, s.v., Deiss., BS, 355 f., MM xxiv).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 27:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ταφή-ή, ἡ,
(see. θάπτω) burial, ταφήῆς τυχεῖν, κυρῆσαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, mode of burial, [Refs]: plural also of the burials of those who had fallen in battle, δημοσίᾳ ταφήὰς ἐποιήσαντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νόμοι.., οἷς ἐχρῶντο περὶ τὰς ταφήάς[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 plural also, burial-place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later in singular, [ταφήῆς">Refs 1st c.BC+], of the urn supposed to contain the ashes of Orestes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Egypt, mummy, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also, sarcophagus, δευτέρα τ., of a double sarcophagus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 payment for burial, burial-fee, τὸν τὴν τ. τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἀπειληφότα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑπὲρ τέλους ταφήῆς μιᾶς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]