ἈΤΑΦΩΝ, ἀταφων
ATAPHŌN, ataphōn
Sounds Like: ah-TAH-fone
Translations: (of) unburied, (of) unburied ones, (of) those without burial
From the root: ἈΤΑΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that is unburied or has not received proper burial rites. It is often used in ancient texts to refer to the bodies of the dead that have been left exposed, without the customary funeral ceremonies or interment. It emphasizes the lack of a proper burial.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, All genders
Strong’s number: G0826 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:9
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 5:10
From the same root
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