Entaphiázō — G1779

Definition

verb

to inswathe with cerements for interment

Usually translated as

bury

Origin

from a compound of G1722 and G5028

• en (G1722)
• táphos (G5028)

Occurrences

Entaphiázō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), John (1)

• Matthew 26:12 — For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial (ἐνταφιάσαι).
• John 19:40 — Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury (ἐνταφιάζειν).