θάπτω thaptō

Greek word for “to bury” · Strong’s G2290 · used 11 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

θάπτω; to bury: with accusative, 14:12; pass..†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for thaptō in context, with how often each is used:

• buried 6
• bury 4
• having buried 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 5 (3), Matthew 8 (2), Luke 9 (2), Matthew 14 (1), Luke 16 (1), Acts 2 (1), 1 Corinthians 15 (1)

Forms

• θάψαι 4
• ἔθαψαν 3
• ἐτάφη 3
• θαψάντων 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with thaptō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐκφέρω ekpherō “to bring/carry out” 3
• ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai “to go away” 3
• νεκρός nekros “dead” 3
• ἐπιτρέπω epitrepō “to permit” 2
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 3
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 2
• πούς pous “foot” 2
• ἕτερος heteros “other” 2
• ἀφίημι aphiēmi “to release” 2
• πρῶτος prōtos “first” 2
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 2
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 2

Key verses

The verses using thaptō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 8:21 — And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
• Matthew 8:22 — But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
• Matthew 14:12 — And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
• Luke 9:59 — And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
• Luke 9:60 — Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
• Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• Acts 2:29 — Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
• Acts 5:6 — And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
• Acts 5:9 — Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at…
• Acts 5:10 — Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her…
• 1 Corinthians 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.