ταφή taphē · G5027

ταφ-ή, ἡ, ; (see. θάπτω) burial, ταφῆς τυχεῖν, κυρῆσαι, []: in plural, mode of burial, []: plural also of the burials of those who had fallen in battle, δημοσίᾳ ταφὰς ἐποιήσαντο []; νόμοι.., οἷς ἐχρῶντο περὶ τὰς ταφάς[]; 2 plural also, burial-place, []: later in singular, [], of the urn supposed to contain the ashes of Orestes, []; so in Egypt, mummy, []; also, sarcophagus, δευτέρα τ., of a double sarcophagus, []; 3 payment for burial, burial-fee, τὸν τὴν τ. τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἀπειληφότα []; ὑπὲρ …