Burial, Bury, Burying

lit., "an entombing" (from en, "in," taphos, "a tomb"), "burying," occurs in Mar 14:8, Joh 12:7. Cp. B.1.

"a burial" (cp. No. 1, and Eng., "epitaph"), is found in Mat 27:7, with eis, "unto," lit. "with a view to a burial (place) for strangers."

see A, No. 1, "to prepare a body for burial," is used of any provision for this purpose, Mat 26:12, Joh 19:40.

occurs in Mat 1:8-22, and parallels in Luke; Mat 14:12, Luk 16:22, Act 2:29, Act 5:6, Act 1:5-10; of Christ's "burial," 1Co 15:4.

akin to A. 2, "to bury with, or together" (sun), is used in the metaphorical sense only, of the believer's identification with Christ in His "burial," as set forth in baptism, Rom 6:4, Col 2:12.