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.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.