mnema denotes a place associated with the dead, whether a burial site, a place visited after burial, or tombs inhabited by a man.

The term consistently denotes a place connected with the dead: a burial site for David and for those placed there, the location where Jesus’ body was laid and later visited, and tombs among which a man lived. It also occurs where burial in such a place is refused.

1. Place associated with burial and the dead · dominant

   In Acts 2:29 the nominative singular form occurs in the statement that David died, was buried, and has such a place among the speakers. In Acts 7:16 and Luke 23:53, the dative singular form marks the place where bodies were put; Luke 24:1 names the place to which people came with spices. The plural dative form in Luke 8:27, Mark 5:3, and Mark 5:5 describes the tombs among which a man stayed, while Revelation 11:9 speaks of refusing to place corpses in one.

   Acts 2:29Acts 7:16Luke 23:53Luke 24:1Mark 5:3Revelation 11:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “tomb” in the singular burial and visitation scenes and as “tombs” where the man stayed. These renderings fit the verses’ settings, though the translation does not align English words directly to the Greek form.