noun · masculine
entafiasmos
Greekἐνταφιασμός (entafiasmos)
Strong’sG1780
embalming, preparation of a body for burial
stem entafiasm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἐνταφιασμός, -οῦ
(< ἐνταφιάζω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1780 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden-taf-ee-as-mos'
preparation for interment
Fromfrom G1779;
King Jamesburying.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | entafiasmos | entafiasmois |
| object accusative | entafiasmon1×ἐνταφιασμόν | entafiasmoin |
| direct address vocative | entafiasmor | entafiasmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | entafiasmou1×ἐνταφιασμοῦ | entafiasmoiu |
| to, for dative | entafiasmo | entafiasmoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
entafiasmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
entafiasmon“burial”objectaccusative singular1×
Mark 14:8“burial”hem echata poiata, prolambata murizara tem sōmem mu eis ton entafiasmon.She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
entafiasmou“burial”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 12:7“burial”legata oun tos Iēsus; Afiēkasar autan, hina eis tan hēmeran tou entafiasmou mu tērateia autem;“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.