verb

entafiazamō

Greekἐνταφιάζω (entafiazō)

Strong’sG1779

I embalm, prepare for burial

stem entafiaz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

burial2×

What it means

† ἐνταφιάζω

[in LXX: Ge 50:2 (חָנַט; cf. ἐνταφιαστής, Ge 50:2 for רָפָא; v. Deiss., BS, 120 f.; MM, Exp., xiii)*;]

a κοινή word (Deiss., LAE, 723),

to prepare for burial: Mt 26:12, Jo 19:40.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1779 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiden-taf-ee-ad'-zo

to inswathe with cerements for interment

Fromfrom a compound of G1722 and G5028;

King Jamesbury.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
entafiazarōἐνταφιάζειν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	burial	1×
entafiazaraἐνταφιάσαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	burial	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	entafiazamō	entafiazame	entafiazami	entafiazama	entafiazamē	entafiazamelē
you 2nd person singular	entafiazasō	entafiazase	entafiazasi	entafiazasa	entafiazasē	entafiazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	entafiazatō	entafiazate	entafiazati	entafiazata	entafiazatē	entafiazatelē
we 1st person plural	entafiazanō	entafiazane	entafiazani	entafiazana	entafiazanē	entafiazanelē
ye 2nd person plural	entafiazavō	entafiazave	entafiazavi	entafiazava	entafiazavē	entafiazavelē
they 3rd person plural	entafiazalō	entafiazale	entafiazali	entafiazala	entafiazalē	entafiazalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	entafiazameiō	entafiazameia	entafiazameiē
you 2nd person singular	entafiazaseiō	entafiazaseia	entafiazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	entafiazateiō	entafiazateia	entafiazateiē
we 1st person plural	entafiazaneiō	entafiazaneia	entafiazaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	entafiazaveiō	entafiazaveia	entafiazaveiē
they 3rd person plural	entafiazaleiō	entafiazaleia	entafiazaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	entafiazasōr	entafiazasar	entafiazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	entafiazatōr	entafiazatar	entafiazatēr
ye 2nd person plural	entafiazavōr	entafiazavar	entafiazavēr
they 3rd person plural	entafiazalōr	entafiazalar	entafiazalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	entafiazamoiō	entafiazamoia
you 2nd person singular	entafiazasoiō	entafiazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	entafiazatoiō	entafiazatoia
we 1st person plural	entafiazanoiō	entafiazanoia
ye 2nd person plural	entafiazavoiō	entafiazavoia
they 3rd person plural	entafiazaloiō	entafiazaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	entafiazarō1×ἐνταφιάζειν	entafiazari	entafiazara1×ἐνταφιάσαι	entafiazarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	entafiazarōtos	entafiazaritos	entafiazaratos	entafiazarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

entafiazstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

entafiaz 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

entafiazarō“burial”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

John 19:40“burial”lambala oun tem sōmem tou Iēsu kai dala autem othoniei meta teiu arōmeiu, kathōs ethem atō toi Ioudaioi entafiazarō.So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

entafiazara“burial”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Matthew 26:12“burial”ballaratas gar houtas tem murem houtem epi teu sōmeu mu pros tem entafiazara min poiata.By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.