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ἔθος...τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν

A usage (prescribed by habit or law) · Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah · to inswathe with cerements for interment

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ἔθος G1485 a usage (prescribed by habit or law)
Pronunciation éthos
Habit or customary practice, often approaching the force of binding law or religious obligation.
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Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
Pronunciation Ioudaîos
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ἐνταφιάζω G1779 to inswathe with cerements for interment
Pronunciation entaphiázō
To prepare a body for burial through anointing and wrapping in cloths; funeral preparation.
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What does ἔθος...τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἐνταφιάζειν (ethos...tois Ioudaiois entaphiazein) mean in the Bible?

ἔθος · Ἰουδαῖος · ἐνταφιάζω is a Greek word meaning "Jewish custom of burial".

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Meaning

Jewish custom of burial
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 19:40 · Acts 25:16 · Heb 10:25 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Acts 26:3 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Acts 21:21 · Acts 28:17 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 15:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:9 · Luke 2:42 · Luke 22:39 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 6:14 · Acts 16:21 2×
12 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
infinitive 2
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:12 ἐνταφιάσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 19:40 ἐνταφιάζειν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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