ταφ-ή, ἡ, (see. θάπτω)
burial, ταφῆς τυχεῖν, κυρῆσαι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in
plural,
mode of burial, [
Refs]:
plural also of the
burials of those who had fallen in battle, δημοσίᾳ ταφὰς ἐποιήσαντο [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; νόμοι, οἷς ἐχρῶντο περὶ τὰς ταφάς[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
2)
plural also,
burial-place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: later in
singular, [
Refs 1st c.BC+], of the
urn supposed to contain the ashes of Orestes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Egypt,
mummy, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; also,
sarcophagus, δευτέρα τ, of a double sarcophagus, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3)
payment for burial, burial-fee, τὸν τὴν τ. τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἀπειληφότα [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑπὲρ τέλους ταφῆς μιᾶς [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]