verb
thaptamō
Greekθάπτω (thaptō)
Strong’sG2290
I bury
stem thapt-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θάπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for קבר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2290 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthap'-to
to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. inter
Froma primary verb;
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thaptalaἔθαψαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | buried | 3× |
| thaptitaἐτάφη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | buried | 3× |
| thaptaraθάψαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bury | 4× |
| thaptaratoiuθαψάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | buried | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptamō | thaptame | thaptami | thaptama | thaptamē | thaptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptasō | thaptase | thaptasi | thaptasa | thaptasē | thaptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptatō | thaptate | thaptati | thaptata | thaptatē | thaptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptanō | thaptane | thaptani | thaptana | thaptanē | thaptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptavō | thaptave | thaptavi | thaptava | thaptavē | thaptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptalō | thaptale | thaptali | thaptala3×ἔθαψαν | thaptalē | thaptalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimō | thaptime | thaptimi | thaptima | thaptimē | thaptimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisō | thaptise | thaptisi | thaptisa | thaptisē | thaptiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptitō | thaptite | thaptiti | thaptita3×ἐτάφη | thaptitē | thaptitelē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptinō | thaptine | thaptini | thaptina | thaptinē | thaptinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivō | thaptive | thaptivi | thaptiva | thaptivē | thaptivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptilō | thaptile | thaptili | thaptila | thaptilē | thaptilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptameiō | thaptameia | thaptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptaseiō | thaptaseia | thaptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptateiō | thaptateia | thaptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptaneiō | thaptaneia | thaptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptaveiō | thaptaveia | thaptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptaleiō | thaptaleia | thaptaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimeiō | thaptimeia | thaptimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptiseiō | thaptiseia | thaptiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptiteiō | thaptiteia | thaptiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptineiō | thaptineia | thaptineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptiveiō | thaptiveia | thaptiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptileiō | thaptileia | thaptileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thaptasōr | thaptasar | thaptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptatōr | thaptatar | thaptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptavōr | thaptavar | thaptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptalōr | thaptalar | thaptalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisōr | thaptisar | thaptisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptitōr | thaptitar | thaptitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivōr | thaptivar | thaptivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptilōr | thaptilar | thaptilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptamoiō | thaptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptasoiō | thaptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptatoiō | thaptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thaptanoiō | thaptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptavoiō | thaptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptaloiō | thaptaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimoiō | thaptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisoiō | thaptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptitoiō | thaptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thaptinoiō | thaptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivoiō | thaptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptiloiō | thaptiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thaptarō | thaptari | thaptara4×θάψαι | thaptarē |
| acted on passive voice | thaptirō | thaptiri | thaptira | thaptirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thaptarōtos | thaptaritos | thaptaratos1× | thaptarētos |
| acted on passive voice | thaptirōtos | thaptiritos | thaptiratos | thaptirētos |
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
thapt 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
thaptala“buried”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 14:12“buried”kai prosercharatois tois mathētois autou airala tem ptōmem kai thaptala auton, kai ercharatois apangellala to Iēso.Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
Acts 5:6“buried”anistanaratois de tois neoterois sustellala auton kai ekferaratois thaptala.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
Acts 5:10“buried”piptata de parachrēma pros toin podoin autou kai ekpsuchata; eisercharatois de tois neaniskois heuriskala autan nekran, kai ekferaratois thaptala pros ton anēron autau.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
thaptita“buried”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 16:22“buried”gineta de apothnēskara ton ptōchon kai apoferira auton hupo toiu angeloiu eis ton kolpon Abraam; apothnēskata de kai tos plousios kai thaptita.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Acts 2:29“buried”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.
1 Corinthians 15:4“buried”kai hoti thaptita, kai hoti egeiritē ta hēmera ta trita kata tain grafain,that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
thaptara“bury”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×
Matthew 8:21“bury”heteros de toiu mathētoiu legata auto; Kurior, epitrepasar mi prōtem aperchara kai thaptara ton patēron mu.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:22“bury”tos de Iēsus legatō auto; Akolouthasōr mi, kai afiēkasar toin nekroin thaptara toin heautoiu nekroin.But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Luke 9:59“bury”legata de pros heteron; Akolouthasōr mi. tos de legata; Kurior, epitrepasar mi apercharato prōtem thaptara ton patēron mu.Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:60“bury”legata de auto; Afiēkasar toin nekroin thaptara toin heautoiu nekroin, sis de apercharatos diangellasōr tan basileian tou theou.But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
thaptaratoiu“buried”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 5:9“buried”tos de Petros pros autan; Tinem hoti sumfōnita vi peirazara tem pneumem kuriou? idou tois podois toiu thaptaratoiu ton anēron su epi ta thura kai ekferali sin.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”