Dictionary entry

τάφος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

τάφος, -ου, ὁ

(< θάπτω), [in LXX chiefly for קֶבֶר;]

1. a burial (Hom., al.).

2. a grave, tomb (Hes., Hdt., al.): Mt 23:27, 2927:61, 64, 6628:1, Ro 3:13(LXX).†