◄ 3419. mnémeion ►
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mnémeion: Tomb, grave, sepulcher

Original Word: μνημεῖον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: mnémeion
Pronunciation: mnay-MY-on
Phonetic Spelling: (mnay-mi'-on)
Definition: Tomb, grave, sepulcher
Meaning: a tomb, sepulcher, monument.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grave, sepulcher, tomb.

From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph (place of interment) -- grave, sepulchre, tomb.

see GREEK mneme

HELPS Word-studies

3419 mnēmeíon (a neuter noun derived from 3451 /mousikós, "to remember, keep in memory") – a tomb (sepulchre).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from mnémé
Definition
a memorial, a monument
NASB Translation
monuments (1), tomb (30), tombs (7).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3419: μνημεῖον

μνημεῖον, μνημείου, τό;

1. "any visible object for preserving or recalling the memory of any person or thing; a memorial, monument" (Aeschylus, Pindar, Sophocles, and following); in Biblical Greek so in Wis. 10:7; specifically, a sepulchral monument: οἰκοδομεῖν μνημεῖα, Luke 11:47; Josephus, Antiquities 13, 6, 5.

2. in the Scriptures a sepulchre, tomb: Matthew 23:29; Matthew 27:52, 60; Matthew 28:8; Mark 5:2; Mark 6:29; Luke 11:44; John 5:28; John 11:17, 31, and often in the Gospels; Acts 13:29; the Sept. for קֶבֶר, Genesis 23:6, 9; Genesis 50:5; Isaiah 22:16, etc.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from μνᾶμα (mnāma), meaning "a memorial" or "a remembrance."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H6913 קֶבֶר (qeber): A grave or sepulcher.
• H6900 קְבוּרָה (qeburah): A burial or grave.
• H6902 קָבַר (qabar): To bury.

These Hebrew terms share a similar semantic field with μνημεῖον, emphasizing the concept of burial and the place of interment.

Usage: The term μνημεῖον is used in the New Testament to refer to a burial place or grave. It is often associated with the burial and resurrection narratives of Jesus Christ, as well as other instances of burial in the Gospels.

Context: • Contextual Significance: In the New Testament, μνημεῖον is frequently mentioned in the context of Jesus' burial and resurrection. It is the term used to describe the tomb where Jesus was laid after His crucifixion. The use of μνημεῖον highlights the physical reality of Jesus' death and the subsequent miracle of His resurrection.
• Key Biblical References:
• Matthew 27:60: "and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away."
• Mark 16:2: "Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb."
• John 20:1: "Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance."
• Theological Implications: The empty μνημεῖον is central to the Christian faith, symbolizing the victory over death and the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ. The discovery of the empty tomb by the women and the disciples serves as a pivotal moment in the Gospel narratives, affirming the truth of the resurrection.
• Cultural and Historical Context: In the first-century Jewish context, tombs were often carved out of rock and sealed with a stone. The use of a tomb for burial was a common practice, and the description of Jesus' tomb aligns with archaeological findings of similar burial sites from that period.

Forms and Transliterations
μνημεια μνημεία μνημεῖα μνημειοις μνημείοις μνημειον μνημείον μνημεῖον μνημειου μνημείου μνημειω μνημείω μνημείῳ μνημειων μνημείων mnemeia mnemeîa mnēmeia mnēmeîa mnemeio mnēmeiō mnemeíoi mnēmeíōi mnemeiois mnemeíois mnēmeiois mnēmeíois mnemeion mnemeíon mnemeîon mnēmeion mnēmeiōn mnēmeíōn mnēmeîon mnemeiou mnemeíou mnēmeiou mnēmeíou
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 8:28 N-GNP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ
NAS: Him as they were coming out of the tombs. [They were] so extremely
KJV: out of the tombs, exceeding
INT: out of the tombs coming violent

Matthew 23:29 N-ANP
GRK: κοσμεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν δικαίων
NAS: and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
KJV: garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
INT: adorn the monuments of the righteous

Matthew 27:52 N-NNP
GRK: καὶ τὰ μνημεῖα ἀνεῴχθησαν καὶ
NAS: The tombs were opened, and many
KJV: And the graves were opened; and
INT: and the tombs were opened and

Matthew 27:53 N-GNP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν μνημείων μετὰ τὴν
NAS: and coming out of the tombs after
KJV: came out of the graves after his
INT: out of the tombs after the

Matthew 27:60 N-DNS
GRK: καινῷ αὐτοῦ μνημείῳ ὃ ἐλατόμησεν
NAS: it in his own new tomb, which
KJV: new tomb, which
INT: new of him tomb which he had cut

Matthew 27:60 N-GNS
GRK: θύρᾳ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπῆλθεν
NAS: against the entrance of the tomb and went away.
KJV: to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
INT: door of the tomb went away

Matthew 28:8 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου μετὰ φόβου
NAS: And they left the tomb quickly
KJV: quickly from the sepulchre with fear
INT: from the tomb with fear

Mark 5:2 N-GNP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν
NAS: a man from the tombs with an unclean
KJV: him out of the tombs a man with
INT: out of the tombs a man with

Mark 6:29 N-DNS
GRK: αὐτὸ ἐν μνημείῳ
NAS: his body and laid it in a tomb.
KJV: it in a tomb.
INT: it in tomb

Mark 15:46 N-DNS
GRK: αὐτὸν ἐν μνημείῳ ὃ ἦν
NAS: against the entrance of the tomb.
KJV: him in a sepulchre which was
INT: him in a tomb which was

Mark 15:46 N-GNS
GRK: θύραν τοῦ μνημείου
INT: door of the tomb

Mark 16:2 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ
KJV: unto the sepulchre at the rising
INT: to the tomb having arisen the

Mark 16:3 N-GNS
GRK: θύρας τοῦ μνημείου
NAS: for us from the entrance of the tomb?
KJV: from the door of the sepulchre?
INT: door of the tomb

Mark 16:5 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον
NAS: Entering the tomb, they saw
KJV: into the sepulchre, they saw
INT: into the tomb they saw a young man

Mark 16:8 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου εἶχεν γὰρ
NAS: out and fled from the tomb, for trembling
KJV: and fled from the sepulchre; for they
INT: from the tomb possessed indeed

Luke 11:44 N-NNP
GRK: ὡς τὰ μνημεῖα τὰ ἄδηλα
NAS: concealed tombs, and the people
KJV: ye are as graves which appear not,
INT: as graves unmarked

Luke 11:47 N-ANP
GRK: οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν
NAS: to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets,
KJV: ye build the sepulchres of the prophets,
INT: you build the tombs of the prophets

Luke 23:55 N-ANS
GRK: ἐθεάσαντο τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ ὡς
NAS: and saw the tomb and how
KJV: and beheld the sepulchre, and
INT: saw the tomb also how

Luke 24:2 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου
NAS: the stone rolled away from the tomb,
KJV: rolled away from the sepulchre.
INT: from the tomb

Luke 24:9 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπήγγειλαν ταῦτα
NAS: and returned from the tomb and reported
KJV: from the sepulchre, and told
INT: from the tomb they related these things

Luke 24:12 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ παρακύψας
NAS: up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking
KJV: unto the sepulchre; and
INT: to the tomb and having stooped down

Luke 24:22 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον
NAS: us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,
KJV: early at the sepulchre;
INT: to the tomb

Luke 24:24 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ εὗρον
NAS: who were with us went to the tomb and found
KJV: went to the sepulchre, and found
INT: to the tomb and found [it]

John 5:28 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις ἀκούσουσιν τῆς
NAS: who are in the tombs will hear
KJV: that are in the graves shall hear
INT: in the tombs will hear the

John 11:17 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ
NAS: been in the tomb four
KJV: had [lain] in the grave four days
INT: in the tomb

Strong's Greek 3419
40 Occurrences

μνημεῖα — 4 Occ.
μνημείῳ — 5 Occ.
μνημείων — 3 Occ.
μνημείοις — 1 Occ.
μνημεῖον — 17 Occ.
μνημείου — 10 Occ.















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