Greek · G2290 · unreviewed

θάπτω

To bury

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θάπτω G2290

Pronunciation tháptō

What does θάπτω (tháptō) mean in the Bible?

θάπτω (tháptō) is a Greek word meaning "to bury". θάπτω [in LXX chiefly for קָבַר ;] to bury: with accusative, Mat.

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Meaning

to bury

Extended definition

To bury the dead, often emphasizing the final rite of honoring or disposing of a body.

to bury: with accusative, Mat.8:21-22 14:12, Luk.9:59-60, Act.5:6, 9-10; pass., Luk.16:22, Act.2:29, 1Co.15:4.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist

Voices

Active Passive

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×

Aorist Active Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:22 · Luke 9:59 · Luke 9:60 4×

Indicative states a fact or reality 6×

Aorist Active Matt 14:12 · Acts 5:6 · Acts 5:10 3×

Aorist Passive Luke 16:22 · Acts 2:29 · 1 Cor 15:4 3×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Aorist Active Acts 5:9 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 5 infinitive 4 participle 1

Tense

aorist 10

Voice

active 8 passive 2

Mood

indicative 5 infinitive 4 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 8:21 θάψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:22 θάψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:12 ἔθαψαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:59 θάψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:60 θάψαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 16:22 ἐτάφη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 5:10 ἔθαψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:6 ἔθαψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:9 θαψάντων aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 15:4 ἐτάφη aorist passive indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 9:57-62 bury tháptō Infinitive · Aorist Active

Permission to delay discipleship for obligation to bury deceased parent

Matthew 14:12 buried tháptō Indicative · Aorist Active

John the Baptist's disciples took his body and gave it burial after execution

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 buried tháptō Indicative · Aorist Passive

Christ's burial as essential component of gospel proclamation and resurrection

Luke 16:19-31 buried tháptō Indicative · Aorist Passive

Rich man's body received proper burial despite his rejection of Lazarus

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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