Greek · G2537, G3419 · unreviewed

καινὸν μνημεῖον

New (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age · grave

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καινός G2537 new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age

Pronunciation kainós

New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character

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μνημεῖον G3419 grave

Pronunciation mnēmeîon

A tomb or sepulcher built as a visible monument, often a burial structure above ground in Jewish contexts.

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What does καινὸν μνημεῖον (kainon mnēmeion) mean in the Bible?

καινός · μνημεῖον is a Greek word meaning "new tomb".

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Meaning

new tomb

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:27 · Luke 22:20 · Acts 17:19 · 1 Cor 11:25 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Gal 6:15 6×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 2:21 · John 19:41 2×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 5:17 1×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 3:6 · Heb 9:15 · Rev 3:12 3×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 5:36 2×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 27:60 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 16:17 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine John 13:34 · Heb 8:8 · Heb 8:13 · 2 Pet 3:13 · 1 John 2:7 · 1 John 2:8 · 2 John 1:5 · Rev 5:9 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 21:1 · Rev 21:2 11×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 5:36 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 3:12 5×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:38 · 2 Pet 3:13 4×

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.

Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

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

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