noun · neuter
mnēmem
Greekμνῆμα (mnēma)
Strong’sG3418
a tomb, monument
stem mnēm-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μνῆμα, -τος, τό
(< μνάομαι), [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה;]
SYN.: μνημεῖον.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3418 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmnay'-mah
a memorial, i.e. sepulchral monument (burial-place)
Fromfrom G3415;
King Jamesgrave, sepulchre, tomb.
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 or object direct | mnēmem1×μνῆμα | mnēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | mnēmeu | mnēmeiu |
| to, for dative | mnēme2×μνήματι | mnēmei3×μνήμασιν |
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
mnēme 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
mnēmem“tomb”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Acts 2:29“tomb”Anēroir adelfoir, exestinarōtem legara meta parrēsiau pros vin peri tou patriarchou David, hoti kai teleutata kai thaptita, kai tem mnēmem autou atō en ni achri tau hēmerau houtau;Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
mnēme“tomb”to, fordative singular2×
Luke 23:53“tomb”kai kathairaratos entulissata autem sindōna, kai tithata auton en mnēme laxeute hou ouk ate oudenos oupō keierōtos.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
Acts 7:16“tomb”kai metatithila eis Suchem kai tithila en te mnēme he ōneta Abraam timau argurieu para toiu huioiu Hemmōr en Suchem.Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
mnēmei“tombs”to, fordative plural3×
Mark 5:3“tombs”hos tan katoikēsian echate en tei mnēmei, kai oude halusia ouketi oudenos dunete auton daraThis man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
Mark 5:5“tombs”kai dia pantou nuxau kai hēmerau en tei mnēmei kai en tei orei ate krazarōtos kai katakoptarōtos heauton lithoi.Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Luke 8:27“tombs”exercharato de auto epi tan gēan hupantata anēros tinos ek tau politau echarōtos daimoneim; kai chrono hikano ouk endueta himatiem, kai en oikia ouk menate alla en tei mnēmei.When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
mnēmem2×
Luke 24:1“tomb”ta de hena teiu sabbateiu orthrou bathuou epi tem mnēmem erchala ferarōtais heim hetoimazala arōmeim.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
Revelation 11:9“tomb”kai blepalō ek toiu laoiu kai fulaiu kai glōssaiu kai ethneiu tem ptōmem autoiu hēmerain treis kai hēmisuem, kai teim ptōmeim autoiu ouk afiēkalō tithira eis mnēmem.For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.