3418. mnéma

Strong's Lexicon

mnéma: Tomb, grave, sepulcher

Original Word: μνῆμα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: mnéma
Pronunciation: MNAY-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (mnay'-mah)
Definition: Tomb, grave, sepulcher
Meaning: a tomb, monument, memorial.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb μιμνήσκω (mimnēskō), meaning "to remember" or "to be mindful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - קֶבֶר (qeber): Refers to a grave or sepulcher.

- גּוּר (gur): Often used in the context of sojourning or dwelling, but can imply a temporary resting place, akin to a grave.

Usage: The term "mnéma" refers to a place of burial, a tomb, or a grave. It is used in the New Testament to denote the physical location where a body is laid to rest. The word emphasizes the act of remembering the deceased, as it is derived from the verb meaning "to remember."

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, burial practices were significant, as they reflected beliefs about death and the afterlife. Tombs were often carved out of rock and could be elaborate, especially for the wealthy or prominent individuals. The act of burial was not only a means of honoring the deceased but also a way to ensure ritual purity for the living. The concept of a tomb as a place of remembrance is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, where the memory of the deceased was preserved through burial practices and memorials.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3418 mnḗma (a neuter noun derived from 3415 /mnáomai, "to remember") – the generic term for "tomb." 3418 /mnḗma ("tomb") is simply an identifiable sepulcher (the resting place of an individual).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from mnaomai (in the sense of to be mindful of)
Definition
a memorial, a sepulcher
NASB Translation
tomb (7), tombs (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3418: μνῆμα

μνῆμα, μνήματος, τό (μνάομαι, perfect passive μέμνημαι);

1. a monument or memorial to perpetuate the memory of any person or thing (Homer, Pindar, Sophocles, others).

2. a sepulchral monument (Homer, Euripides, Xenophon, Plato, others).

3. a sepulchre or tomb (receptacle where a dead body is deposited (cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii., 316f)): Mark 5:3 G L T Tr WH; ; ( T WH); Luke 8:27; Luke 23:53; Luke 24:1; Acts 2:29; Acts 7:16; Revelation 11:9 (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 1, 3; the Sept. for קֶבֶר).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

grave, sepulcher, tomb.

From mnaomai; a memorial, i.e. Sepulchral monument (burial-place) -- grave, sepulchre, tomb.

see GREEK mnaomai

Forms and Transliterations

μνημα μνήμα μνῆμα μνήμασι μνημασιν μνήμασιν μνήματα μνηματι μνήματι μνήματος μνημάτων μνημείῳ mnema mnêma mnēma mnē̂ma mnemasin mnēmasin mnḗmasin mnemati mnēmati mnḗmati mnemeio mnēmeiō mnemeíoi mnēmeíōi

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 5:3 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν καὶ οὐδὲ
NAS: among the tombs. And no
INT: in the tombs and not even

Mark 5:5 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν καὶ ἐν
NAS: among the tombs and in the mountains,
KJV: and in the tombs, crying, and
INT: in the tombs and in

Luke 8:27 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν
NAS: in a house, but in the tombs.
KJV: but in the tombs.
INT: in the tombs

Luke 23:53 N-DNS
GRK: αὐτὸν ἐν μνήματι λαξευτῷ οὗ
NAS: and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock,
KJV: in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone,
INT: it in a tomb cut in a rock in which

Luke 24:1 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα ἦλθον φέρουσαι
NAS: they came to the tomb bringing
KJV: unto the sepulchre, bringing
INT: to the tomb they came bringing

Acts 2:29 N-NNS
GRK: καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν
NAS: and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this
KJV: and his sepulchre is with
INT: and the tomb of him is

Acts 7:16 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ μνήματι ᾧ ὠνήσατο
NAS: and laid in the tomb which
KJV: laid in the sepulchre that Abraham
INT: in the tomb which bought

Revelation 11:9 N-ANS
GRK: τεθῆναι εἰς μνῆμα
NAS: to be laid in a tomb.
KJV: to be put in graves.
INT: to be put into tombs

Strong's Greek 3418
8 Occurrences

μνῆμα — 3 Occ.
μνήμασιν — 3 Occ.
μνήματι — 2 Occ.