Burial
ἐνταφιασμόςStrong’s G1780entaphiasmos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Entaphiasmos is the Greek word usually translated “burial”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.”
Meaning
Usually translated “burial”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- burial 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- John 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐνταφιασμός entaphiasmos · burial
ἐνταφιασμός, -οῦ (ἐνταφιάζω), preparation for burial: Mrk.14:8, Jhn.12:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “burial” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BURIAL, noun
ber'rial. [See Bury.] The act of burying a deceased person; sepulture; interment; the act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water.
- The act of placing any thing under earth or water; as, to bury see in the earth.
- The church service for funerals.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.