This noun refers to burial—the act, the custom, or the provision made for interring the dead. In Matthew 27:7, the chief priests use Judas' blood money to buy the potter's field 'as a burial place for strangers.' The term can denote the act of burial, burial customs, or burial grounds. Classical usage included payment for burial services. The consistent cross-linguistic rendering as 'burial' or 'sepulture' reflects the term's association with respectful disposal of the dead.