King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5028
Transliteration: taphos
Phonetic Spelling: (taf'-os)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a burial, a grave
Meaning: a burial, a grave
τάφος, τάφου, ὁ (θάπτω);
Word Summary
taphos: a burial, a grave
Original Word: τάφοςTransliteration: taphos
Phonetic Spelling: (taf'-os)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a burial, a grave
Meaning: a burial, a grave
Strong's Concordance
sepulchre, tomb. Masculine from thapto; a grave (the place of interment) -- sepulchre, tomb.
see GREEK thapto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5028: τάφοςτάφος, 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.