The meaning of “μνημεῖον”
Understanding mnēmeîon reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grave, sepulchre, tomb. - a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
μνημεῖον
grave, sepulchre, tomb. - a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 27:53 | “And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” Word: μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon) | |
| Mark 16:2 | “And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.” Word: μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon) | |
| Luke 24:2 | “And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.” Word: μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon) | |
| John 20:1 | “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.” Word: μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon) | |
| Acts 13:29 | “And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.” Word: μνημεῖον (mnēmeîon) |