What does μνημεῖον · καινός mean in the Bible?
μνημεῖον · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new tomb".
Greek · G3419, G2537
μνημεῖον καινόν
Grave · new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
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μνημεῖονG3419grave
Pronunciationmnēmeîon
A tomb or sepulcher built as a visible monument, often a burial structure above ground in Jewish contexts.
Open lexicon entry →καινόςG2537new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
Pronunciationkainós
New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character
Open lexicon entry →What does μνημεῖον καινόν (mnēmeion kainon) mean in the Bible?
μνημεῖον · καινός is a Greek phrase meaning "new tomb".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3419, G2537?
G3419, G2537 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. new tomb
Source Gloss
new tomb
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms40Case patternAccusative (17)Number patternSingular (32)
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 27:52 · Luke 11:442×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJohn 19:41 · John 19:422×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 27:60 · Matt 28:8 · Mark 15:46 · Mark 16:3 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 24:2 · Luke 24:9 · John 12:17 · John 20:1 · John 20:210×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 8:28 · Matt 27:53 · Mark 5:23×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 27:60 · Mark 6:29 · Mark 15:46 · John 11:17 · John 20:115×
Dative · Plural · NeuterJohn 5:281×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMark 16:2 · Mark 16:5 · Luke 23:55 · Luke 24:12 · Luke 24:22 · Luke 24:24 · John 11:31 · John 11:38 · John 20:1 · John 20:3 · John 20:4 · John 20:6 · John 20:8 · John 20:11 · Acts 13:2915×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:29 · Luke 11:472×
Word Origins
μνημεῖον καινόν is built from this root:
μνήμηG3420