verb
thaptamō
Strong’sG2290
I bury
stem thapt-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future θάψω Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future τᾰφήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐθάφθην Refs 5th c.BC+; more frequently aorist 2 ἐτάφην [ᾰ] Refs, and alwaysin Attic dialect, as Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ἐν-θαφείς Refsperfect τέθαμμαι, Ionic dialect3rd.pers. plural τετάφαται variant{τεθάφαται} Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive τεθάφθαι Refs 4th c.BC+: pluperfect passive ἐτέθαπτο Refs 8th c.BC+:—honour with funeral rites, ὅτε μιν θάπτωσιν Ἀχαιοί Refs 8th c.BC+ (but frequently used later with reference to cremation, Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. ἐς χῶρον Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. ἐξ οἰκίας to carry out to burial from a house, Refs 4th c.BC+; καταλείψει μηδὲ ταφῆναι not even his burial expenses, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| thaptarantoiuθαψάντων | 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptomō | thaptome | thaptomē | thaptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptosō | thaptose | thaptosē | thaptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptotō | thaptote | thaptotē | thaptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptonō | thaptone | thaptonē | thaptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptovō | thaptove | thaptovē | thaptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptolō | thaptole | thaptolē | thaptolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimi | thaptima |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisi | thaptisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptiti | thaptita3×ἐτάφη |
| we 1st person plural | thaptini | thaptina |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivi | thaptiva |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptili | thaptila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptomeiō | thaptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptoseiō | thaptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptoteiō | thaptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thaptoneiō | thaptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptoveiō | thaptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptoleiō | thaptoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptiteia |
| we 1st person plural | thaptineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thaptosōr | thaptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptotōr | thaptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptovōr | thaptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptolōr | thaptolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivar |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | thaptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | thaptoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thaptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thaptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thaptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thaptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thaptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thaptorō | thaptorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | thaptiri | thaptira |
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 | thaptarōntos | thaptarintos | thaptarantos1× | thaptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thaptorōntos | thaptorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | thaptirintos | thaptirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
thaptala“buried”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 14:12… mathētois autou airala tem ptōmem kai thaptala auton, kai ercharantois apangelala to Iēso.… came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed …
Acts 5:6… tois neoterois sustelala auton kai ekferarantois thaptala.… body, and carried him out and buried him.
Acts 5:10… neaniskois heuriskala autan nekran, kai ekferarantois thaptala pros ton andron autau.… 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… apothnēskata de kai tos plousios kai thaptita.… rich man also died and was buried.
Acts 2:29… patriarchou David, hoti kai teleutata kai thaptita, kai tem mnēmem autou atō en …… the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us …
1 Corinthians 15:4kai hoti thaptita, kai hoti egerotē ta hēmera ta …that He was buried, that He was raised on the …
thaptara“bury”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×
Matthew 8:21… Kurior, epitrepasar mi prōtem aperchara kai thaptara ton patron mu.… Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:22… Akolouthasōr mi, kai afiēkasar toin nekroin thaptara toin heautoiu nekroin.… Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Luke 9:59… legata; Kurior, epitrepasar mi apercharanto prōtem thaptara ton patron mu.… Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:60legata de auto; Afiēkasar toin nekroin thaptara toin heautoiu nekroin, sis de apercharantos …… Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go …
thaptarantoiu“buried”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 5:9… pneumem kuriou? idou tois podois toiu thaptarantoiu ton andron su epi ta thura …… the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door …