Greek word · G1779

ἐνταφιάζω

entaphiazō

to prepare burial

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament.

What it means

ἐνταφιάζω

[in LXX: Genesis 50:2 (חָנַט; cf. ἐνταφιαστής, Genesis 50:2 for רָפָא; see Deiss., BS, 120 f.; MM, Exp., xiii)* ;]

a κοινή word (Deiss., LAE, 723),

to prepare for burial: Matthew 26:12, John 19:40.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Similar words

Where it appears

Matthew · 1

  1. Matthew 26:12 ἐνταφιάσαι to bury

    By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.

John · 1

  1. John 19:40 ἐνταφιάζειν.¶ to prepare for burial.

    So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.