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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τάφοςG5028a grave (the place of interment)
Pronunciationtáphos
Physical place of burial or tomb, emphasizing the location itself rather than the act of burial
Open lexicon entry →κονιάωG2867to whitewash
Pronunciationkoniáō
Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
Open lexicon entry →What does τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις (taphois kekoniamenois) mean in the Bible?
τάφος · κονιάω is a Greek phrase meaning "whitewashed tombs".
Full entry for τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις (G5028, G2867) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 patterns5Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRom 3:131×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:611×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:271×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:64 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:13×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:291×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect2
Voice
passive2
Mood
participle2
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: