θάνατοςthánatos
death
Greek (New Testament) · G2288
Meanings
1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: John 11:13, Philippians 2:27, Hebrews 7:23, al; opposed to ζωή, Romans 8:38, Philippians 1:20; of the death of Christ, Romans 5:10, Philippians 3:10, Hebrews 2:9; ῥυέσθαι (σώζειν) ἐκ θ., 2 Corinthians 1:10, Hebrews 5:7; περίλυπος ἕως θανάτου, Matthew 26:38, Mark 14:34; μέχρι (ἄχρι) θ., Philippians 2:8, Revelation 2:10; πληγὴ θανάτου, a deadly wound, Revelation 13:3; ἰδεῖν θάνατον, Luke 2:26, Hebrews 11:5; γεύεσθαι θανάτου, Mark 9:1; ἔνοχος θανάτου, Mark 14:64; θανάτῳ τελευτᾶν (Exodus 21:17, מוּת יוּמָת), Mark 7:10; death personified, Romans 6:9, 1 Corinthians 15:26, Revelation 21:4; plural, of deadly perils, 2 Corinthians 11:23.
2. Of spiritual death: John 5:24, John 8:51, Romans 7:10, James 1:15, James 5:20, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 5:16, and elsewhere; of eternal death, Romans 1:32, Romans 7:5, and elsewhere; ὁ θ. ὁ δεύτερος, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 21:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 120 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
- Matthew 10:21 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
- Matthew 15:4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
- Matthew 16:28 And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
- Matthew 20:18 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die.
- Matthew 26:38 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
See every passage
- Matthew 4:16, 10:21, 15:4, 16:28, 20:18, 26:38, 26:66
- Mark 7:10, 9:1, 10:33, 13:12, 14:34, 14:64
- Luke 1:79, 2:26, 9:27, 22:33, 23:15, 23:22, 24:20
- John 5:24, 8:51, 8:52, 11:4, 11:13, 12:33, 18:32, 21:19
- Acts 2:24, 13:28, 22:4, 23:29, 25:11, 25:25, 26:31, 28:18
- Romans 1:32, 5:10, 5:12, 5:14, 5:17, 5:21, 6:3, 6:4, 6:5, 6:9, 6:16, 6:21, 6:23, 7:5, 7:10, 7:13, 7:24, 8:2, 8:6, 8:38
- 1 Corinthians 3:22, 11:26, 15:21, 15:26, 15:54, 15:55, 15:56
- 2 Corinthians 1:9, 1:10, 2:16, 3:7, 4:11, 4:12, 7:10, 11:23
- Philippians 1:20, 2:8, 2:27, 2:30, 3:10
- Colossians 1:22
- 2 Timothy 1:10
- Hebrews 2:9, 2:14, 2:15, 5:7, 7:23, 9:15, 9:16, 11:5
- James 1:15, 5:20
- 1 John 3:14, 5:16, 5:17
- Revelation 1:18, 2:10, 2:11, 2:23, 6:8, 9:6, 12:11, 13:3, 13:12, 18:8, 20:6, 20:13, 20:14, 21:4, 21:8
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.