Strong's G3419 · Greek
μνημεῖον
mnemeion · /mnay-mi'-on/
Definition
from 3420; a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment):--grave, sepulchre, tomb.
KJV: grave, sepulchre, tomb
Root / derivation: from 3420
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μνημεῖον across 37 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
37 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew 23:29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
Matthew 27:52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Matthew 27:53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Matthew 27:60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
Matthew 28:8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
Mark8 verses
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark 5:3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark 6:29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mark 15:46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Mark 16:2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Mark 16:3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Mark 16:5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Mark 16:8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
Luke9 verses
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
Luke 11:47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Luke 11:48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Luke 23:55And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Luke 24:2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
Luke 24:9And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
Luke 24:12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
Luke 24:22Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luke 24:24And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
John13 verses
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 11:17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
John 11:31The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
John 12:17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John 19:41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
John 19:42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
John 20:1The 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.
John 20:2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
John 20:3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
John 20:4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John 20:6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
John 20:8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
John 20:11But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3419 (mnemeion) mean?
from 3420; a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment):--grave, sepulchre, tomb.
How many times does G3419 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3419 (μνημεῖον) appears in 37 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sepulchre.”
How is mnemeion translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3419 is rendered as “sepulchre” (26×), “graves” (4×), “grave” (3×), “sepulchres” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word μνημεῖον come from?
from 3420