noun · masculine
tafos
Greekτάφος (tafos)
Strong’sG5028
a tomb, burial-place
stem taf-7 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τάφος, -ου, ὁ
(< θάπτω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5028 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtaf'-os
a grave (the place of interment)
Frommasculine from G2290;
King Jamessepulchre, 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 nominative | tafos1×τάφος | tafois |
| object accusative | tafon3×τάφον | tafoin1×τάφους |
| direct address vocative | tafor | tafoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | tafou1×τάφου | tafoiu |
| to, for dative | tafo | tafoi1×τάφοις |
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
tafo 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
tafos“grave”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 3:13“grave”tafos anoigirētos tos larunxos autoiu, tai glōssai autoiu doliale, ios aspiaiu hupo teim cheileim autoiu,“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
tafon“tomb”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 27:64“tomb”keleuasar oun asfalizira ton tafon heōs tau tritau hēmerau, mēpote ercharatois tois mathētois autou kleptaleia auton kai legaleia to lao; Egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai eti tas eschatas planas cheirōnas tau prōtau.So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
Matthew 27:66“tomb”tois de poreuiratois asfalizela ton tafon sfragizaratois ton lithon meta tau koustōdiau.So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Matthew 28:1“tomb”Opse de sabbateiu, ta epifōskarōta eis henan sabbateiu, erchata Mariam tas Magdalēnas kai tas allas Marias theōrara ton tafon.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
tafou“tomb”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 27:61“tomb”ate de ekei Mariam tas Magdalēnas kai tas allas Marias katherōtais apenanti tou tafou.Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
tafoin“tombs”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 23:29“tombs”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti oikodomavō toin tafoin toiu profētoiu kai kosmavō teim mnēmeieim toiu dikaioiu,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
tafoi“tombs”to, fordative plural1×
Matthew 23:27“tombs”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.