μνῆμα

greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter8 occurrences4 books8 verses

Definition

μνῆμα, -τος, τό

(μνάομαι), [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה ;]

1. a memorial.

2. a sepulchral monument, a sepulchre, tomb: Mark 5:3, 5; 15:46; 16:2 (WH, μνημεῖον), Luke 8:27; 23:53; 24:1, Acts 2:29; 7:16, Revelation 11:9.

Synonyms: μνημεῖον

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μνῆμα:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Mark 5:3μνήμασιν · tombs
    This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
  2. Mark 5:5μνήμασιν · tombs
    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
  3. Luke 8:27μνήμασιν · tombs
    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  4. Luke 23:53μνήματι · a tomb
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  5. Luke 24:1μνῆμα · tomb
    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
  6. Acts 2:29μνῆμα · tomb
    Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
  7. Acts 7:16μνήματι · tomb
    Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
  8. Revelation 11:9μνῆμα · a tomb
    For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.