2290. thaptó

Lexicon

thaptó: To bury

Original Word: θάπτω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: thaptó
Pronunciation: THAP-to
Phonetic Spelling: (thap'-to)
Definition: To bury
Meaning: I bury.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bury.

A primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. Inter -- bury.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from a prim. root
Definition
to bury
NASB Translation
buried (7), bury (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2290: θάπτω

θάπτω: 1 aorist ἔθαψα; 2 aorist passive ἐτάφην; from Homer down; the Sept. for קָבַר; to bury, inter (BB. DD. under the word ; cf. Recker, Charicles, namely, ix. Excurs., p. 390f): τινα, Matthew 8:21; Matthew 14:12; Luke 9:59; Luke 16:22; Acts 2:29; Acts 5:6, 9; 1 Corinthians 15:4. (Compare: συνθάπτω.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primary verb in Greek.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 6912: קָבַר (qābar) • to bury, inter.
• Strong's Hebrew 6913: קֶבֶר (qeber) • grave, sepulcher, tomb.

These Hebrew terms similarly denote the act of burial and the place of interment, reflecting the continuity of burial customs from the Old Testament to the New Testament era.

Usage: The verb θάπτω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of burying or interring a body after death. It is a term that conveys the customary practice of burial in ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures.

Context: The Greek verb θάπτω appears in several New Testament passages, reflecting the cultural and religious significance of burial practices in the ancient world. In the context of the New Testament, burial was an important ritual, often associated with honoring the deceased and providing a proper resting place for the body.

In Matthew 8:21, a disciple requests, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." This passage highlights the cultural obligation to care for one's family, even in death. The act of burial was seen as a final duty to the deceased, ensuring they were laid to rest with dignity.

Another significant occurrence is found in Acts 5:6, where the young men "wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him." This account of Ananias' burial underscores the immediacy and necessity of burial practices in the early Christian community.

Theologically, burial in the New Testament also points to the hope of resurrection. In 1 Corinthians 15:4, Paul writes, "that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." Here, the burial of Christ is a crucial element of the gospel narrative, affirming both His death and the subsequent victory over death through resurrection.

The practice of burial, as indicated by θάπτω, serves as a reminder of the transient nature of life and the Christian hope in eternal life through Christ. It reflects a respect for the body as part of God's creation and a belief in the resurrection of the dead.

Forms and Transliterations

εθαπτόν έθαψα εθαψαν έθαψαν ἔθαψαν εθάψατε έθαψε έθαψεν εταφη εταφή ετάφη ἐτάφη θάπτειν θάπτεται θάπτοντες θαπτόντων θάπτουσι θάπτουσιν θάπτων θαψαι θάψαι θαψαντων θαψάντων θαψατέ θάψατε θάψατέ θάψει θάψεις θάψετε θάψον θάψουσι θάψουσιν θάψω ταφείς ταφήναι ταφήσεται ταφήση ταφήσομαι ταφήσονται τέθαπται etaphe etaphē etáphe etáphē ethapsan éthapsan thapsai thápsai thapsanton thapsantōn thapsánton thapsántōn

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 8:21 V-ANA
GRK: ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα
NAS: me first to go and bury my father.
KJV: to go and bury my father.
INT: to go and bury the father

Matthew 8:22 V-ANA
GRK: τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν
NAS: the dead to bury their own
KJV: let the dead bury their dead.
INT: the dead to bury their own

Matthew 14:12 V-AIA-3P
GRK: πτῶμα καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτόν καὶ
NAS: the body and buried it; and they went
KJV: the body, and buried it, and
INT: body and buried it and

Luke 9:59 V-ANA
GRK: πρῶτον ἀπελθόντι θάψαι τὸν πατέρα
NAS: me first to go and bury my father.
KJV: first to go and bury my father.
INT: first having gone away to bury the father

Luke 9:60 V-ANA
GRK: τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν
NAS: the dead to bury their own
KJV: Let the dead bury their dead:
INT: the dead to bury their own

Luke 16:22 V-AIP-3S
GRK: πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη
NAS: also died and was buried.
KJV: died, and was buried;
INT: rich man and was buried

Acts 2:29 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη καὶ τὸ
NAS: died and was buried, and his tomb
KJV: dead and buried, and his
INT: he died and was buried and the

Acts 5:6 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν
NAS: him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.
KJV: carried [him] out, and buried [him].
INT: and having carried out buried [him]

Acts 5:9 V-APA-GMP
GRK: πόδες τῶν θαψάντων τὸν ἄνδρα
NAS: of those who have buried your husband
KJV: the feet of them which have buried thy
INT: feet of the [ones] having buried the husband

Acts 5:10 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν πρὸς τὸν
NAS: and they carried her out and buried her beside
KJV: carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by
INT: and having carried out they buried [her] by the

1 Corinthians 15:4 V-AIP-3S
GRK: καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη καὶ ὅτι
NAS: and that He was buried, and that He was raised
KJV: And that he was buried, and that
INT: and that he was buried and that

Strong's Greek 2290
11 Occurrences

ἐτάφη — 3 Occ.
ἔθαψαν — 3 Occ.
θάψαι — 4 Occ.
θαψάντων — 1 Occ.