Greek · G5028, G2867 · unreviewed

τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις

A grave (the place of interment) · to whitewash

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τάφος G5028 a grave (the place of interment)
Pronunciation táphos
Physical place of burial or tomb, emphasizing the location itself rather than the act of burial
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κονιάω G2867 to whitewash
Pronunciation koniáō
Coating with whitewash to hide decay; figuratively describes hypocrisy that conceals inner corruption
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What does τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις (taphois kekoniamenois) mean in the Bible?

τάφος · κονιάω is a Greek word meaning "whitewashed tombs".

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Meaning

whitewashed tombs
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 3:13
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:61
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:27
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:64 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:1
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:29
Discourse Aspect

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

Aspect
participle 2
Tense
perfect 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 2

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.

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

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