What does τάφος · κονιάω mean in the Bible?
τάφος · κονιάω is a Greek phrase meaning "whitewashed tombs".
Greek · G5028, G2867
τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις
A grave (the place of interment) · to whitewash
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τάφος G5028 a grave (the place of interment)
Pronunciation táphos
Physical place of burial or tomb, emphasizing the location itself rather than the act of burial
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κονιάω G2867 to whitewash
Pronunciation koniáō
Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
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What does τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις (taphois kekoniamenois) mean in the Bible?
τάφος · κονιάω is a Greek phrase meaning "whitewashed tombs".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5028, G2867?
G5028, G2867 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. whitewashed tombs
Source Gloss
whitewashed tombs
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 5 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 3:13 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:61 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:27 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:64 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:1 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:29 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 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
τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις 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