τάφος [ᾰ]
(A), ὁ, (θάπτω)
funeral-rites, Il. 23.619, Od. 4.547; δαινύναι τάφον to give a funeral-feast, Il. 23.29, Od. 3.309; τελέσαι τάφον Ἕκτορι δίῳ to perform the funeral-rites, Il. 24.660; so ὃν πόλις στυγεῖ, σὺ τιμήσεις τάφῳ; A. Th. 1051; τάφῳ κτερίζειν S. Ant. 203; τάφον τινὸς θέσθαι Id. OT 1447; τ. περιστέλλειν νεκροῦ Id. Aj. 1170; τάφου τυχεῖν obtain the rites of burial, E. Hec. 47; τοιόσδε ὁ τ. ἐγένετο Th. 2.47: pl. of a single funeral, Pl. R. 414a; so of cremation, Clitarch. 32 J.
2. the act of performing the funeral-rites, τοῦδε τοῦ τ. φήσεις μετασχεῖν S. Ant. 534.
II grave, tomb, Hes. Sc. 477, Pi. I. 8(7).63, A. Pers. 686, Ch. 168, S. El. 1218 sq., Hdt. 2.136, Th. 1.26, etc. (never in Hom.): pl. of a single grave, S. OC 411; ὄντες ἐν τάφοις dead and buried, A. Eu. 767; μέγας γ’ ὀφθαλμὸς οἱ πατρὸς τάφοι his being dead and buried, S. OT 987: - γῦπες ἔμψυχοι τάφοι Gorg. 5a.
2. ἔμψυχός τις τ. a ’living skeleton’, Luc. DMort. 6.2.
3. = βωμός, Duris 34 J.
4. Cypr. for φόνος, Sch. Il. 23.29.
τάφος [ᾰ]
(B), εος, τό,
(τέθηπα)
astonishment, amazement, τ. δ’ ἕλε πάντας Od. 21.122, cf. 24.441; τ. δέ οἱ ἦτορ ἵκανεν 23.93; dat. τάφει Ibyc. 21.
τάφος taphos 7x
a sepulchre, grave, tomb, [Mat 23:27]; [Mat 23:29]; [Mat 27:61]; [Mat 27:64]; [Mat 27:66]; [Mat 28:1]; met. [Rom 3:13]
G5028 — τάφος
τάφου, ὁ (θάπτω);
1. burial (so from Homer down).
2. a grave, sepulchre (so from Hesiod down): [Mat 23:27], [Mat 23:29]; [Mat 27:61], [Mat 27:64], [Mat 27:66]; [Mat 28:1]; in a comparison: τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν, their speech threatens destruction to others, it is death to someone whenever they open their mouth, [Rom 3:13]. The Sept. for קֶבֶר; and sometimes for קְבוּרָה.
τάφος , - ου , ὁ
( < θάντω ),
[in LXX chiefly for H6913;]
1. a burial ( Hom ., al. ).
2. a grave, tomb (Res., Hdt ., al. ): [Mat 23:27]; [Mat 23:29]; [Mat 27:61]; [Mat 27:64]; [Mat 27:66]; [Mat 28:1], [Rom 3:13] ( LXX ). †