τάφοι κεκονιαμένοι

τάφος, ου, ὁ (θάπτω, cp. ταφή; in Hom.=‘funeral rites’; gener. ‘tomb’)

① a site or receptacle for interment, grave, tomb of a dead pers. (Hes.+) Mt 27:61, 64, 66; 28:1 (EBickermann, Das leere Grab: ZNW 23, 1924, 281–92; Guillaume Baldensperger, Le tombeau vide: RHPR 12, ’32, 413–33; 13, ’33, 105–44; 14, ’34, 97–125; CMasson, Le tomb. v.: RTP 32, ’44, 161–74; HvCampenhausen, D. Ablauf der Osterereignisse u. das leere Grab³ ’66; JKennard, Jr., The Burial of Jesus: JBL 74, ’55, 227–38; WNauck, ZNW 47, ’56, 243–67; LOberlinner, ZNW 73, ’82, 159–82; Finegan s.v. Ἰούδας 6; s. also ἀνάστασις 2, end and μνημεῖον 2.—An external parallel to the motif of the empty τάφος in Chariton 3, 3, 1–4.—Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 1, 9 Jac.: to ascertain whether a resurrection from the dead had actually occurred, ὁ τάφος is opened and entered to see πότερον εἴη τὸ σῶμα ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης ἢ κενὸν τόπον εὑρήσομεν); GPt 6:24; 8:31; 9:36f; 10:39; 11:45; 13:55. οἱ τάφοι τῶν προφητῶν Mt 23:29 (on the cult of graves and veneration of pious pers. among the Jews s. Billerb. I 937f; JJeremias, Heiligengräber in Jesu Umwelt ’58). Grave of Paul AcPl Ha 10, 18; 11, 13. On τάφοι κεκονιαμένοι Mt 23:27; GNaass 284, 153; s. κονιάω. In the prec. apocryphal gospel τάφ. κεκ. is used metaphorically. Likew. τάφοι νεκρῶν, ἐφʼ οἷς γέγραπται μόνον ὀνόματα ἀνθρώπων graves of the dead, on which only people’s names are inscribed IPhld 6:1. ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τάφῳ come to the grave 1 Cl 56:15 (Job 5:26).

② anything that functions as a tomb, tomb, in varied imagery: of the dark place fr. which God introduces us into the world at birth 1 Cl 38:3. Of wild animals who are to be Ignatius’ grave ἵνα μοι τάφος γένωνται (i.e. τὰ θηρία) IRo 4:2 (Gorgias, Fgm. 5a Diels in Περὶ ὕψους 3, 2 calls vultures ἔμψυχοι τάφοι). Of sinful pers. τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ (s. ἀνοίγω 2 and cp. Artem. 1, 80 p. 80, 27 τὸ στόμα τάφῳ ἔοικε) Ro 3:13 (Ps 5:10; 13:3).—B. 294. DELG s.v. θάπτω. M-M. EDNT.

κονι-άω, (

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κονία 111

) plaster with lime or stucco, D.3.29, 23.208, IG22.1672.107, 140, 179, Inscr.Magn.100b.40, etc.:—[voice] Med., κ. τοὺς ἐγχελεῶνας have them plastered, Arist.HA 592a4:—[voice] Pass., Bito 55.9, Plu.Comp.Arist.Cat.Ma.4, IG7.2712.35 (Acraeph.);

τάφοι κεκονιαμένοι Ev.Matt.23.27

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2 generally, daub over, as with pitch,

ἀγγεῖα κεκονιαμένα D.S.19.94

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3 metaph., κ. τὸ πρόσωπον paint, disguise it, Philostr.Ep.22:—[voice] Pass.,

κεκονιαμένοι LXXPr.21.9

( κεκονιαμένους is f.l. for κεκονιμένους Them.Or.7.91d).