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Then they took it out and buried it. <a href="/erv/acts/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him. <a href="/gwt/acts/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Some young men got up, wrapped his body in a sheet, carried him outside, and buried him. <a href="/gnt/acts/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him. <a href="/isv/acts/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> The young men got up, wrapped him up, carried him outside, and buried him. <a href="/msb/acts/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. <a href="/net/acts/5.htm">NET Bible</a> So the young men came, wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. <a href="/nheb/acts/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him. <a href="/wbt/acts/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. <a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The younger men, however, rose, and wrapping the body up, carried it out and buried it. <a href="/web/acts/5.htm">World English Bible</a> The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him]. <a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the younger men having arisen, covered him, and having carried him out, buried him. <a href="/ylt/acts/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried him. <a href="/slt/acts/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the younger having risen up, drew him together, and having carried out, interred.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the young men rising up, removed him, and carrying him out, buried him. <a href="/cpdv/acts/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the young men rose up and removed him; and carrying him out, they buried him. <a href="/nabre/acts/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The young men came and wrapped him up, then carried him out and buried him. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The young men came and wrapped up his body, then carried him out and buried him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The younger men among them arose, and moved his body aside. Then they took him out and buried him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And young men among them arose and gathered him up, and they took him out and buried him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the young men arose and wound him in his mantle, and carried him out, and buried him.<CM> <a href="/godbey/acts/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and the young men, rising up, took him, and having carried him out, buried him. <a href="/haweis/acts/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then the young men arose, and swathed him up, and carrying him out, buried him.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and some young men came and wound him up, then carried him out, and buried him. <a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The younger men, however, rose, and wrapping the body up, carried it out and buried it. <a href="/worrell/acts/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but the young men, rising up, wrapped him round; and, bearing him out, buried him. <a href="/worsley/acts/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And some of the young men arose, and wrapped him up; and they carried him out, and buried him. <a href="/parallel/acts/5-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1275" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Ananias and Sapphira</a> …5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. 6<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3501.htm" title="3501: neōteroi (Adj-NMP-C) -- (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh. ">young men</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">stepped forward,</a> <a href="/greek/4958.htm" title="4958: synesteilan (V-AIA-3P) -- To contract, shorten, wrap around, swathe. From sun and stello; to send together, i.e. Enwrap, contract.">wrapped up</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his body,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1627.htm" title="1627: exenenkantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out.">carried him out</a> <a href="/greek/2290.htm" title="2290: ethapsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To bury. A primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. Inter.">and buried him.</a> 7About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/19-40.htm">John 19:40</a> So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. <a href="/luke/7-14.htm">Luke 7:14-15</a> Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” / And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother. <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">1 Kings 14:12-13</a> As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. / All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam. <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">1 Samuel 31:12-13</a> all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">2 Kings 9:34-37</a> Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.” / But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. / So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. ... <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2-4</a> She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. / Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, / “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” <a href="/matthew/27-59.htm">Matthew 27:59-60</a> So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, / and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away. <a href="/mark/15-46.htm">Mark 15:46</a> So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. <a href="/luke/23-53.htm">Luke 23:53</a> Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid. <a href="/john/11-44.htm">John 11:44</a> The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/genesis/50-2.htm">Genesis 50:2-3</a> And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, / taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a> If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a> They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm">2 Chronicles 16:14</a> And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18-19</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’ / He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.<a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4-6</a> And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp… <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a> His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.<a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a> And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/2-31.htm">Body</a> <a href="/john/20-7.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/acts/5-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/1-23.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/acts/2-30.htm">However</a> <a href="/john/20-27.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/acts/4-33.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/john/13-4.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Swathed</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/john/21-7.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Wrapping</a> <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Young</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/5-36.htm">Body</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/acts/5-13.htm">However</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Swathed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-12.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Wrapping</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Young</a> <a href="/romans/9-12.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 5</div>1. <a href="/acts/5-1.htm">After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, </a> 3. <a href="/acts/5-3.htm">at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;</a> 12. <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/5-14.htm">to the increase of the faith;</a> 17. <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">the apostles are again imprisoned;</a> 19. <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;</a> 21. <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,</a> 29. <a href="/acts/5-29.htm">and before the council,</a> 33. <a href="/acts/5-33.htm">they are in danger to be killed; </a> 34. <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/5-41.htm">for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then the young men stepped forward In the early church, young men often took on roles of service and assistance. This reflects the communal and supportive nature of the early Christian community. The act of stepping forward indicates readiness and willingness to serve, a principle seen throughout the New Testament, such as in <a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">1 Timothy 4:12</a>, where young believers are encouraged to set an example.wrapped up his body The wrapping of the body was a customary practice in Jewish burial traditions, as seen in <a href="/john/19-40.htm">John 19:40</a> with the burial of Jesus. This act shows respect for the deceased and adherence to cultural norms. It also reflects the urgency and necessity of burial practices in Jewish law, which required prompt burial, often on the same day as death (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a>).and carried him out Carrying the body out of the community space signifies the removal of impurity, as death was considered a source of ceremonial uncleanness (<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a>). This act also symbolizes the separation of sin from the community, as Ananias's death was a result of deceit and sin against the Holy Spirit (<a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3-4</a>).and buried him Burial was an important aspect of Jewish customs, reflecting the belief in the dignity of the human body and the hope of resurrection. The immediate burial of Ananias underscores the seriousness of his sin and the swift judgment of God. This event parallels the burial of Jesus, who was also buried quickly, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a> about being with the rich in His death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/y/young_men.htm">Young Men</a> These individuals were likely members of the early Christian community in Jerusalem. They were tasked with the solemn duty of burying Ananias after his sudden death. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ananias.htm">Ananias</a> A member of the early church who, along with his wife Sapphira, lied about the proceeds from the sale of their property. His deceit led to his immediate death as a divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the early church was growing and where this event took place. It was the center of Jewish religious life and the birthplace of the Christian church. 4. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> Although not mentioned in this specific verse, Peter played a crucial role in confronting Ananias about his deceit, which led to the events described. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers in Jerusalem who were living in unity and sharing their possessions, as described in the preceding chapters of Acts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin, especially deceit within the church, is taken seriously by God. Ananias's account serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of hypocrisy. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a> The young men’s role in burying Ananias highlights the communal responsibility in addressing sin and maintaining the integrity of the church. <a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a> God's immediate judgment on Ananias underscores His holiness and the importance of reverence and honesty in our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_stewardship.htm">Integrity in Stewardship</a> Believers are called to be honest and transparent in their dealings, especially concerning resources and contributions to the church. <a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a> The event instilled a healthy fear of the Lord among the early believers, reminding us of the importance of living in awe and respect of God's power and authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 5</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_baptismal_regeneration.htm">Is baptismal regeneration supported by biblical scripture?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_church_planting.htm">What does the Bible say about church planting?</a> <a href="/q/acts_5_1-11__can_lying_cause_sudden_death.htm">Acts 5:1-11: How can two people suddenly die for lying, and is there any historical or medical evidence supporting such an event?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_believer's_baptism.htm">What is the concept of Believer's Baptism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And the young men arose.--Literally, the younger men, implying the existence of a distinct body as contrasted with the "elders" of the Church. So in <a href="/luke/20-26.htm" title="And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.">Luke 20:26</a> we find the same word answering in the parallel clause to "him that serveth," and opposed to "elders," where the latter word seems used in a half official sense rather than of age only. We find here, accordingly, rather than in Acts 6, the germ of the later diaconate as a body of men set apart for the subordinate services of the community. The special work here done by them was afterwards assigned to the Fossarii, the sextons, or grave-diggers of the Church.Wound him up.--The word in this sense is found here only in the New Testament. It implies the hurried wrapping in a winding-sheet. It was followed by the immediate interment outside the walls of the city. Custom, resting partly on the necessities of climate, partly on the idea of ceremonial defilement, as caused by contact with a corpse (<a href="/context/numbers/19-11.htm" title="He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.">Numbers 19:11-16</a>), required burial to follow quickly on death, unless there was a more or less elaborate embalmment. In the act itself we note something like a compassionate respect. There is a reverence for humanity, as such, perhaps for the body that had once been the temple of the Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" title="What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?">1Corinthians 6:19</a>), that will not permit men to do as the heathen did, and to inflict dishonour on the lifeless corpse. The narrative implies that the new society had already a burial-place to which they had free right of access. Was it in the Potter's Field that had been bought to bury strangers in? (<a href="/matthew/27-7.htm" title="And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.">Matthew 27:7</a>.) Did the body of Ananias rest in the same cemetery with that of Judas? (See Note on <a href="/matthew/27-8.htm" title="Why that field was called, The field of blood, to this day.">Matthew 27:8</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And wrapped him round for wound him up, A.V.; they carried for carried, A.V. The young men (new/teroi: called in ver. 10 νεανίσκοι,). There does not seem to be sufficient ground for supposing, with Meyer, that a definite class of Church servants is here meant. The young men of the Church would, as a matter of course, perform such services as that here spoken of, when directed by the πρεσβύτεροι, the elders, in age or office. <a href="/commentaries/acts/5-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. young [men] νεώτεροι (neōteroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_3501.htm">Strong's 3501: </a> (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh. stepped forward, ἀναστάντες (anastantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. wrapped up συνέστειλαν (synesteilan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4958.htm">Strong's 4958: </a> To contract, shorten, wrap around, swathe. From sun and stello; to send together, i.e. Enwrap, contract. his [body], αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. carried [him] out ἐξενέγκαντες (exenenkantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out. [and] buried [him]. ἔθαψαν (ethapsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2290.htm">Strong's 2290: </a> To bury. 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