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θάπτω
tháptō · Greek · Strong's G2290 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 2 different Greek words as “bury”
What it means
to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. inter
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
bury
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“bury”
also renders entaphiázō (G1779)
Questions this word decides
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 15:4 V-2API-3SActs 2:29 V-2API-3SActs 5:6 V-AAI-3PActs 5:9 V-AAP-GPMActs 5:10 V-AAI-3PLuke 9:59 V-AANLuke 9:60 V-AANLuke 16:22 V-2API-3SMatthew 8:21 V-AANMatthew 8:22 V-AANMatthew 14:12 V-AAI-3P
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.