The meaning of “μνῆμα”
Understanding mnēma reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grave, sepulchre, tomb. - a memorial, i.e. sepulchral monument (burial-place)
μνῆμα
grave, sepulchre, tomb. - a memorial, i.e. sepulchral monument (burial-place)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 5:5 | “And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.” Word: μνῆμα (mnēma) | |
| Luke 23:53 | “And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.” Word: μνῆμα (mnēma) | |
| Acts 7:16 | “And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.” Word: μνῆμα (mnēma) | |
| Revelation 11:9 | “And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.” Word: μνῆμα (mnēma) |