5028. taphos

Lexicon

taphos: Tomb, grave, sepulcher

Original Word: τάφος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: taphos
Pronunciation: TAH-fos
Phonetic Spelling: (taf'-os)
Definition: Tomb, grave, sepulcher
Meaning: a burial-place, sepulcher, tomb, grave.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sepulchre, tomb.

Masculine from thapto; a grave (the place of interment) -- sepulchre, tomb.

see GREEK thapto

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from thaptó
Definition
a burial, hence a grave
NASB Translation
grave (5), tombs (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5028: τάφος

τάφος, τάφου, ὁ (θάπτω);

1. burial (so from Homer down).

2. a grave, sepulchre (so from Hesiod down): Matthew 23:27, 29; Matthew 27:61, 64, 66; Matthew 28:1; in a comparison: τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν, their speech threatens destruction to others, it is death to someone whenever they open their mouth, Romans 3:13. The Sept. for קֶבֶר; and sometimes for קְבוּרָה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb θάπτω (thapto), meaning "to bury."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with τάφος is קֶבֶר (qeber), Strong's Hebrew 6913, which also means grave or tomb. Another related term is שְׁאוֹל (Sheol), Strong's Hebrew 7585, referring to the abode of the dead or the grave in a more general sense.

Usage: The term τάφος is used in the New Testament to refer to a physical location where the deceased are interred. It is often associated with burial practices and the concept of death and resurrection.

Context: The Greek word τάφος appears in the New Testament to describe a burial site or grave. It is a term that conveys the physical aspect of burial, often highlighting the finality of death and the hope of resurrection. In the cultural context of the New Testament, τάφος would typically refer to a rock-hewn tomb or a sepulcher, which were common burial practices among the Jews of that era.

In Matthew 23:27, Jesus uses the term metaphorically to criticize the Pharisees, saying, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs (τάφοι), which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity." Here, τάφος is used to illustrate the hypocrisy of appearing righteous outwardly while being corrupt inwardly.

The word is also used in the context of Jesus' own burial. In Matthew 27:60, Joseph of Arimathea places Jesus' body in his own new tomb (τάφος), which he had cut out of the rock. This act fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 53:9, which speaks of the Messiah being assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in His death.

The concept of τάφος is significant in Christian theology as it underscores the reality of death and the hope of resurrection. The empty tomb of Jesus is a central tenet of the Christian faith, symbolizing victory over death and the promise of eternal life for believers.

Forms and Transliterations

τάφοι ταφοις τάφοις ταφον τάφον ταφος τάφος ταφου τάφου ταφους τάφους τάφρον τάφρω τάφω τάφων taphois táphois taphon táphon taphos táphos taphou táphou taphous táphous

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 23:27 N-DMP
GRK: ὅτι παρομοιάζετε τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις οἵτινες
NAS: whitewashed tombs which
KJV: unto whited sepulchres, which
INT: for you are like tombs whitewashed which

Matthew 23:29 N-AMP
GRK: οἰκοδομεῖτε τοὺς τάφους τῶν προφητῶν
NAS: For you build the tombs of the prophets
KJV: ye build the tombs of the prophets,
INT: you build the tombs of the prophets

Matthew 27:61 N-GMS
GRK: ἀπέναντι τοῦ τάφου
NAS: sitting opposite the grave.
KJV: sitting over against the sepulchre.
INT: opposite the tomb

Matthew 27:64 N-AMS
GRK: ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως τῆς
NAS: give orders for the grave to be made secure
KJV: therefore that the sepulchre be made sure
INT: to be secured the tomb until the

Matthew 27:66 N-AMS
GRK: ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφον σφραγίσαντες τὸν
NAS: and made the grave secure,
KJV: and made the sepulchre sure,
INT: they made secure the tomb having sealed the

Matthew 28:1 N-AMS
GRK: θεωρῆσαι τὸν τάφον
NAS: came to look at the grave.
KJV: Mary to see the sepulchre.
INT: to see the tomb

Romans 3:13 N-NMS
GRK: τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ
NAS: IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES
KJV: [is] an open sepulchre; with their
INT: grave an opened [is] the

Strong's Greek 5028
7 Occurrences

τάφοις — 1 Occ.
τάφον — 3 Occ.
τάφος — 1 Occ.
τάφου — 1 Occ.
τάφους — 1 Occ.