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verb

thaptamō

Greekθάπτω (thaptō)

Strong’sG2290

I bury

stem thapt-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

buriedbury

What it means

θάπτω,

[in LXX chiefly for קבר;]

to bury: c. acc., Mt 8:21, 22 14:12, Lk 9:59, 60, Ac 5:6, 9, 10; pass., Lk 16:22, Ac 2:29, I Co 15:4.†

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
thaptalaἔθαψανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralburied
thaptitaἐτάφηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singularburied
thaptaraθάψαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivebury
thaptaratoiuθαψάντωνhappened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculineburied

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularthaptamōthaptamethaptamithaptamathaptamēthaptamelē
you 2nd person singularthaptasōthaptasethaptasithaptasathaptasēthaptaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptatōthaptatethaptatithaptatathaptatēthaptatelē
we 1st person pluralthaptanōthaptanethaptanithaptanathaptanēthaptanelē
ye 2nd person pluralthaptavōthaptavethaptavithaptavathaptavēthaptavelē
they 3rd person pluralthaptalōthaptalethaptalithaptalaἔθαψανthaptalēthaptalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularthaptimōthaptimethaptimithaptimathaptimēthaptimelē
you 2nd person singularthaptisōthaptisethaptisithaptisathaptisēthaptiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptitōthaptitethaptitithaptitaἐτάφηthaptitēthaptitelē
we 1st person pluralthaptinōthaptinethaptinithaptinathaptinēthaptinelē
ye 2nd person pluralthaptivōthaptivethaptivithaptivathaptivēthaptivelē
they 3rd person pluralthaptilōthaptilethaptilithaptilathaptilēthaptilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularthaptameiōthaptameiathaptameiē
you 2nd person singularthaptaseiōthaptaseiathaptaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptateiōthaptateiathaptateiē
we 1st person pluralthaptaneiōthaptaneiathaptaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralthaptaveiōthaptaveiathaptaveiē
they 3rd person pluralthaptaleiōthaptaleiathaptaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularthaptimeiōthaptimeiathaptimeiē
you 2nd person singularthaptiseiōthaptiseiathaptiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptiteiōthaptiteiathaptiteiē
we 1st person pluralthaptineiōthaptineiathaptineiē
ye 2nd person pluralthaptiveiōthaptiveiathaptiveiē
they 3rd person pluralthaptileiōthaptileiathaptileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularthaptasōrthaptasarthaptasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptatōrthaptatarthaptatēr
ye 2nd person pluralthaptavōrthaptavarthaptavēr
they 3rd person pluralthaptalōrthaptalarthaptalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularthaptisōrthaptisarthaptisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptitōrthaptitarthaptitēr
ye 2nd person pluralthaptivōrthaptivarthaptivēr
they 3rd person pluralthaptilōrthaptilarthaptilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularthaptamoiōthaptamoia
you 2nd person singularthaptasoiōthaptasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptatoiōthaptatoia
we 1st person pluralthaptanoiōthaptanoia
ye 2nd person pluralthaptavoiōthaptavoia
they 3rd person pluralthaptaloiōthaptaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularthaptimoiōthaptimoia
you 2nd person singularthaptisoiōthaptisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularthaptitoiōthaptitoia
we 1st person pluralthaptinoiōthaptinoia
ye 2nd person pluralthaptivoiōthaptivoia
they 3rd person pluralthaptiloiōthaptiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicethaptarōthaptarithaptaraθάψαιthaptarē
acted on passive voicethaptirōthaptirithaptirathaptirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicethaptarōtosthaptaritosthaptaratosthaptarētos
acted on passive voicethaptirōtosthaptiritosthaptiratosthaptirētos

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
thaptstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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 plural

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 singular

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 infinitive

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 masculine

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.”