[B-Greek] "mnhmeion" vs "tafos"

Timothy Lawson tslawson1 at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 15 10:00:34 EST 2010


To all:

A friend of mine is doing some research on the word, "mnhmeion", and has a 
question about the frequency of its use in secular Greek conversation.
 
In the Bible, "mnhmeion" occurs 42 times, in comparison with the word, "tafos", 
which is used just seven times. 
He's wondering if the Bible writers chose to use "mnhmeion" more often than 
"tafos" because of their beliefs on the resurrection, and its connection with 
the memory. In secular conversation, would "mnemeion" still be the more commonly 
used term, or might "tafos" be used more often than it is in the Bible?
 
In other words, does the Bible treat "mnhmeion" as a special word because of its 
association with the resurrection? 


T. Scott Lawson


      


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