πτῶμαptōma
a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion)
Greek (New Testament) · G4430
Meanings
1. a fall, metaphorically, a misfortune, calamity.
2. That which has fallen
(a) of buildings, a ruin
(b) of living creatures, in classical Greek (poët. only) usually with genitive, νεκρῶν, etc., but also absolutely, as in late writers and NT, a fallen body, a carcase, corpse: Matthew 14:12, Matthew 24:28, Mark 15:45; π. αὐτοῦ, Mark 6:29; αὐτῶν, Revelation 11:8, Revelation 11:9 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 472 f.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.
- Matthew 24:28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.
- Mark 6:29 When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb.
- Mark 15:45 The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
- Revelation 11:8 And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem, the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified.
- Revelation 11:9 And for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.