The standard Greek word for a garden β an enclosed space for cultivating plants. Kepos appears in John's Gospel at the most pivotal moments: the Garden of Gethsemane and the Garden Tomb.
The garden (kepos) is one of Scripture's most theologically laden locations. Eden was a garden where humanity fell. Gethsemane (literally 'oil press') was a garden where the Second Adam surrendered to the Father's will, undoing the first Adam's rebellion. John 18:1 notes Jesus 'went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden.' John 19:41 records: 'Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre.' The resurrection begins in a garden! Mary mistakes the risen Christ for 'the gardener' β and in a profound sense, she is right. He is the last Adam, the true gardener, restoring what was lost in Eden.