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To entomb

συγκομίζωStrong’s G4792

sugkomizō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sugkomizō is the Greek word usually translated “buried”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”
Acts 8:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “buried”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • buried 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συγκομίζω sugkomizō · to entomb

    συν-κομίζω (Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX: Job.5:26 (עָלָה) * ;] 1. to bring together, collect (Hdt., Xen., al.). 2. to take up a body for burial (Soph., Aj., 1048): Act.8:2 (see Field, Notes, 116).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “entomb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    ENTOMB, verb transitive

    entoom'. [from tomb.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body.

    1. To bury in a grave; to inter.

    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.