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Burial (place)

ταφήStrong’s G5027

taphē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Taphē is the Greek word usually translated “burial place”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.”
Matthew 27:7 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • a burial place 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ταφή taphē · burial (place)

    ταφή, -ῆς, ἡ (θάπτω), [in LXX chiefly for קָבַר and cognate forms ;] burial: Mat.27:7 (Hdt., al.; for other meanings, see LS, see word, Deiss., BS, 355 f., MM xxiv).† (AS)

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

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.