Word Study · Strong's G3419 · Greek
μνημεῖον
mnemeion
mnay-mi'-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: mnēmeîon
“a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
Rendered in the KJV as
grave, sepulchre, tomb.
- 40occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 40 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- μνημεῖον8
- μνημεῖον,6
- μνημεῖα4
- μνημείου4
- μνημείου.3
- μνημείῳ3
- μνημείων3
- μνημεῖον·2
- μνημείοις1
- μνημεῖον.1
- μνημείου,1
- μνημείου;1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- tomb15
- tombs6
- tomb,5
- tomb.4
- tomb;3
- [a] tomb.1
- a grave1
- a tomb1
- a tomb.1
- graves1
- monuments1
- tomb?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular15
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular10
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 15
- N-GSN · 10
- N-DSN · 5
- N-GPN · 3
- N-APN · 2
- N-NPN · 2
- N-NSN · 2
- N-DPN · 1
All 40, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew7 occurrences
- Matthew 8:28μνημείωνmnēmeiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralWhen Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.here: tombs
- Matthew 23:29μνημεῖαmnēmeianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.here: monuments
- Matthew 27:52μνημεῖαmnēmeianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralThe tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.here: tombs
- Matthew 27:53μνημείωνmnēmeiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAfter Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.here: tombs
- Matthew 27:60μνημείῳmnēmeiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularand placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.here: tomb
- Matthew 27:60μνημείουmnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularand placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.here: tomb
- Matthew 28:8μνημείουmnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.here: tomb
Mark8 occurrences
- Mark 5:2μνημείωνmnēmeiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralAs soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.here: tombs
- Mark 6:29μνημείῳ.¶mnēmeiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularWhen John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.here: [a] tomb.
- Mark 15:46μνημείῳmnēmeiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularSo Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.here: a grave
- Mark 15:46μνημείου.mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.here: tomb.
- Mark 16:2μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularVery early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.here: tomb
- Mark 16:3μνημείου;mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThey were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”here: tomb?
- Mark 16:5μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhen they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.here: tomb
- Mark 16:8μνημείου·mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.here: tomb;
Luke8 occurrences
- Luke 11:44μνημεῖαmnēmeianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralWoe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”here: graves
- Luke 11:47μνημεῖαmnēmeianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralWoe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.here: tombs
- Luke 23:55μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.here: tomb
- Luke 24:2μνημείου.mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThey found the stone rolled away from the tomb,here: tomb.
- Luke 24:9μνημείουmnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.here: tomb
- Luke 24:12μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularPeter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.here: tomb,
- Luke 24:22μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularFurthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,here: tomb
- Luke 24:24μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”here: tomb
John16 occurrences
- John 5:28μνημείοιςmnēmeioisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluralDo not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voicehere: tombs
- John 11:17μνημείῳ.mnēmeiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularWhen Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.here: tomb.
- John 11:31μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWhen the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.here: tomb
- John 11:38μνημεῖον·mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularJesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.here: tomb;
- John 12:17μνημείουmnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularMeanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.here: tomb
- John 19:41μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularNow there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.here: a tomb
- John 19:42μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.here: tomb,
- John 20:1μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularEarly 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.here: tomb
- John 20:1μνημείου.mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularEarly 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.here: tomb.
- John 20:2μνημείου,mnēmeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularSo she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”here: tomb,
- John 20:3μνημεῖον·mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.here: tomb;
- John 20:4μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.here: tomb,
- John 20:6μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSimon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.here: tomb
- John 20:8μνημεῖονmnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.here: tomb
- John 20:11μνημείῳmnēmeiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularBut Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,here: tomb
- John 20:11μνημεῖον,mnēmeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,here: tomb,