θάπτω
Etym. from Root ΤΑΦ, cf. ταφθῆναι, τάφος
"to pay the last dues to a corpse, to honour with funeral rites", i. e. in early times by "burning the body", Hom.: then, simply, "to bury, inter", Hdt., attic
An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers
θάπτω
Etym. from Root ΤΑΦ, cf. ταφθῆναι, τάφος
"to pay the last dues to a corpse, to honour with funeral rites", i. e. in early times by "burning the body", Hom.: then, simply, "to bury, inter", Hdt., attic