ἐνταφιάζω
entaphiazō · prepare for burial
Greek word · Strong’s number G1779 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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entaphiazō (ἐνταφιάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prepare for burial”.
Prepare a body for burial.
How to say it
en·ta·phi·a·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To ready a body with spices and linen for the tomb.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- burying ×1
- prepare for burial ×1
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Where it appears
- Matthew 26:12
For in pouring this perfume on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.
- John 19:40
So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews in burying.