θάπτωtháptō
to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. inter
Greek (New Testament) · G2290
Meanings
to bury: with accusative, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 14:12, Luke 9:59, Luke 9:60, Acts 5:6, Acts 5:9, Acts 5:10; passive, Luke 16:22, Acts 2:29, 1 Corinthians 15:4.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:21 Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
- Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.”
- Matthew 14:12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.
- Luke 9:59 He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
- Luke 9:60 But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
- Luke 16:22 “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.