STRONGS G1779:
ἐνταφιάζω; 1 aorist infinitive
ἐνταφιάσαι;
to see to τὰ ἐντάφια (from
ἐν and
τάφος),
i. e. to prepare a body
for burial, by the use of every requisite provision and funereal adornment, to wit, baths, vestments, flowers, wreaths, perfumes, libations, etc.; to lay out a corpse (Latin
pollingere):
Matthew 26:12;
John 19:40. (
Genesis 50:2f;
Anthol. 11, 125, 5; Plutarch, de esu earn. 1, 5, 7 mor. p. 995 c.)
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