Lexical Definition
τάφος táphos (taf'-os) grave G:N-M
masculine from θάπτω
sepulchre, tomb.
- a grave (the place of interment)
Abbott-Smith
τάφος, -ου, ὁ (< θάπτω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר ;]
1. a burial (Hom., al.).
2. a grave, tomb (Hes., Hdt., al.): Mt 23:27, 29 27:61, 64, 66 28:1, Ro 3:13 (LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 23:27 · 23:29 · 27:61 · 27:64 · 27:66 · 28:1 |
| Romans | 3:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
τάφος [ᾰ], ὁ,
(θάπτω)
__A funeral-rites, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δαινύναι τάφον to give a funeral-feast, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τελέσαι τάφον Ἕκτορι δίῳ to perform the funeral-rites, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so ὃν πόλις στυγεῖ, σὺ τιμήσεις τάφ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τάφου τυχεῖν obtain the rites of burial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural of a single funeral, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of cremation, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__A.2 the act of performing the funeral-rites, τοῦδε τοῦ τ. φήσεις μετασχεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II grave, tomb, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: plural of a single grave, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄντες ἐν τάφοις dead and buried, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μέγας γ᾽ ὀφθαλμὸς οἱ πατρὸς τάφοι his being dead and buried, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II.2 ἔμψυχός τις τ. a 'living skeleton', [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__A.II.3 ={βωμός}, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.II.4 [Refs 8th c.BC+]