μνημεῖον
mnēmeion
“grave”
Definition
a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
from G3420 (μνήμη);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
μνημεῖον appears 37 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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.
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Peter, 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.
So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
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