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<p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">burial</span> (so from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a grave, sepulchre</span> (so from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> down): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27, 29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-61.htm">Matthew 27:61, 64, 66</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a>; in a comparison: <span class="greek2">τάφος</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνεῳγμένος</span> <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">λάρυγξ</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτῶν</span>, their speech threatens destruction to others, it is death to someone whenever they open their mouth, <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13</a>. The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">קֶבֶר</span>; and sometimes for <span class="hebrew">קְבוּרָה</span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sepulchre, tomb. <p>Masculine from <a href="/greek/2290.htm">thapto</a>; a grave (the place of interment) -- sepulchre, tomb. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2290.htm">thapto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/greek/5028.htm">Strong's Greek 5028</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5028.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/taphois_5028.htm">τάφοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/taphon_5028.htm">τάφον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/taphos_5028.htm">τάφος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/taphou_5028.htm">τάφου — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/taphous_5028.htm">τάφους — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι παρομοιάζετε <b>τάφοις</b> κεκονιαμένοις οἵτινες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whitewashed <span class="itali">tombs</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto whited <span class="itali">sepulchres,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for you are like <span class="itali">tombs</span> whitewashed which<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἰκοδομεῖτε τοὺς <b>τάφους</b> τῶν προφητῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For you build <span class="itali">the tombs</span> of the prophets<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye build <span class="itali">the tombs</span> of the prophets,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you build the <span class="itali">tombs</span> of the prophets<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-61.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:61</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπέναντι τοῦ <b>τάφου</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sitting opposite <span class="itali">the grave.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sitting over against <span class="itali">the sepulchre.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-61.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> opposite the <span class="itali">tomb</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-64.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:64</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν <b>τάφον</b> ἕως τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> give orders <span class="itali">for the grave</span> to be made secure<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> therefore <span class="itali">that the sepulchre</span> be made sure<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-64.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to be secured the <span class="itali">tomb</span> until the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-66.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:66</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν <b>τάφον</b> σφραγίσαντες τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and made <span class="itali">the grave</span> secure,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and made <span class="itali">the sepulchre</span> sure,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-66.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they made secure the <span class="itali">tomb</span> having sealed the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεωρῆσαι τὸν <b>τάφον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came to look <span class="itali">at the grave.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Mary to see <span class="itali">the sepulchre.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to see the <span class="itali">tomb</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>τάφος</b> ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IS AN OPEN <span class="itali">GRAVE,</span> WITH THEIR TONGUES<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] an open <span class="itali">sepulchre;</span> with their<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">grave</span> an opened [is] the<p><b><a href="/greek/strongs_5028.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/greek/5027.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5027"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5027" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5029.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5029"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5029" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsleft.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsright.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>