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τάφος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
τάφος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
taphos
Simplified transliteration: 
taphos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5028
GK Number: 
5439
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
tomb, grave
Definition: 
a sepulchre, grave, tomb, Mt. 23:27, 29; 27:61, 64, 66; 28:1; met. Rom. 3:13*

Greek-English Concordance for τάφος

Matthew 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs (taphois | τάφοις | dat pl masc) that look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and all kinds of filth.
Matthew 23:29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you build the tombs (taphous | τάφους | acc pl masc) of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,
Matthew 27:61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting across from the tomb (taphou | τάφου | gen sg masc).
Matthew 27:64 Therefore order the tomb (taphon | τάφον | acc sg masc) to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.”
Matthew 27:66 So they went and made the tomb (taphon | τάφον | acc sg masc) secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard
Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, toward daybreak of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb (taphon | τάφον | acc sg masc).
Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open grave (taphos | τάφος | nom sg masc); with their tongues they deceive; the poison of asps is under their lips;