What does μνῆμα (mnēma) mean in the Bible?
μνῆμα (mnēma): A tomb as a physical structure or monument, often emphasizing its visible, constructed nature
Greek · G3418
μνῆμα
Tomb
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μνῆμα G3418
Pronunciation mnēma
What does μνῆμα (mnēma) mean in the Bible?
μνῆμα (mnēma): A tomb as a physical structure or monument, often emphasizing its visible, constructed nature
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3418?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tomb (3), tombs (3), a tomb (2).
Where does μνῆμα (mnēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (2), Mark (2), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It tomb 3× Luke 24:1, Acts 2:29, Acts 7:16
tombs 3× Mark 5:3, Mark 5:5, Luke 8:27
a tomb 2× Luke 23:53, Revelation 11:9
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:3 μνήμασιν to tombs Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Mark 5:5 μνήμασιν to tombs Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 8:27 μνήμασιν to tombs Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 23:53 μνήματι to a tomb Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Luke 24:1 μνῆμα to tomb Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 2:29 μνῆμα to tomb Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 7:16 μνήματι to tomb Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Revelation 11:9 μνῆμα to a tomb Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:3
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Mark 2 Luke 3 Acts 2 Revelation 1
Source forms
μνῆμα 3x mnēma Luke 24:1, Acts 2:29, Revelation 11:9
μνήμασιν 3x mnēmasin Mark 5:3, Mark 5:5, Luke 8:27
μνήματι 2x mnēmati Luke 23:53, Acts 7:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 3x Mark 5:3, Mark 5:5, Luke 8:27
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 24:1, Revelation 11:9
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 2x Luke 23:53, Acts 7:16
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 2:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A tomb as a physical structure or monument, often emphasizing its visible, constructed nature
Strong's G3418
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 23:50–56 Source Gloss
tomb
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A tomb as a physical structure or monument, often emphasizing its visible, constructed nature
(μνάομαι), [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה ;]
1a memorial.
2a sepulchral monument, a sepulchre, tomb: Mrk.5:3, 5 15:46 16:2 (WH, μνημεῖον), Luk.8:27 23:53 24:1, Act.2:29 7:16, Rev.11:9.
Synonymsμνημεῖον
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:5 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
μνήμασιν mnhmasin
a tomb, monument
Read verse Luke 8:27 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
μνήμασιν. mnhmasin
a tomb, monument
Read verse Luke 23:53 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
μνήματι mnhmati
a tomb, monument
Read verse Luke 24:1 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
μνῆμα, mnhma
a tomb, monument
Read verse Acts 2:29 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
μνῆμα mnhma
a tomb, monument
Read verse Acts 7:16 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
μνήματι mnhmati
a tomb, monument
Read verse Revelation 11:9 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
μνήματα. mnhmata
a tomb, monument
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Dative (5) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 2:29 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:3 · Mark 5:5 · Luke 8:27 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:53 · Acts 7:16 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 24:1 · Rev 11:9 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
tomb
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
μνῆμα is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Establishes location and reality of burial. Luke 23:50–56
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