What does ἔθος · Ἰουδαῖος · ἐνταφιάζω mean in the Bible?
ἔθος · Ἰουδαῖος · ἐνταφιάζω is a Greek phrase meaning "Jewish custom of burial".
Greek · G1485, G2453, G1779
ἔθος...τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν
A usage (prescribed by habit or law) · Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah · to inswathe with cerements for interment
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ἔθος G1485 a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Pronunciation éthos
Habit or customary practice, often approaching the force of binding law or religious obligation.
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Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
Pronunciation Ioudaîos
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ἐνταφιάζω G1779 to inswathe with cerements for interment
Pronunciation entaphiázō
To prepare a body for burial through anointing and wrapping in cloths; funeral preparation.
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What does ἔθος...τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν (ethos...tois Ioudaiois entaphiazein) mean in the Bible?
ἔθος · Ἰουδαῖος · ἐνταφιάζω is a Greek phrase meaning "Jewish custom of burial".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1485, G2453, G1779?
G1485, G2453, G1779 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Jewish custom of burial
Source Gloss
Jewish custom of burial
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (7)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 19:40 · Acts 25:16 · Heb 10:25 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Acts 26:3 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Acts 21:21 · Acts 28:17 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 15:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:9 · Luke 2:42 · Luke 22:39 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 6:14 · Acts 16:21 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἔθος...τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain