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θάνατος

thanatosdeathHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine120 occurrences15 books106 verses

Definition

θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω),

[in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ;]

death;

1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: John 11:13, Philippians 2:27, Hebrews 7:23, al; opposite 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), 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; pl., of deadly perils, 2 Corinthians 11:23.

2. Of spiritual death: John 5:24; 8:51, Romans 7:10, James 1:15; 5:20, 1 John 3:14; 5:16, al.; of eternal death, Romans 1:32; 7:5, al.; ὁ θ. ὁ δεύτερος, Revelation 2:11; 21:8 (cf. Cremer, 283ff.; DB, iii, 114ff.; DCG, i, 791f.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θάνατος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

120 total
  1. Matthew 4:16θανάτου · of death
    …the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
  2. Matthew 10:21θάνατον · death
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  3. Matthew 15:4θανάτῳ
    For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  4. Matthew 16:28θανάτου · death
    Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  5. Matthew 20:18θανάτῳ · death
    “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
  6. Matthew 26:38θανάτου · of death
    Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
  7. Matthew 26:66θανάτου · to die
    What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
  8. Mark 7:10θανάτῳ
    For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  9. Mark 9:1θανάτου · death
    Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
  10. Mark 10:33θανάτῳ · to death
    “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
  11. Mark 13:12θάνατον · death
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  12. Mark 14:34θανάτου · death
    Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
  13. Mark 14:64θανάτου · of death
    You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
  14. Luke 1:79θανάτου · of death
    …to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
  15. Luke 2:26θάνατον · death
    The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  16. Luke 9:27θανάτου · death
    But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
  17. Luke 22:33θάνατον · death
    “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
  18. Luke 23:15θανάτου · of death
    Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
  19. Luke 23:22θανάτου · of death
    A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
  20. Luke 24:20θανάτου · of death
    Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
  21. John 5:24θανάτου · death
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  22. John 8:51θάνατον · death
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  23. John 8:52θανάτου · death
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  24. John 11:4θάνατον · death
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  25. John 11:13θανάτου · death
    They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
  26. John 12:33θανάτῳ · death
    He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  27. John 18:32θανάτῳ · death
    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  28. John 21:19θανάτῳ · [the kind of] death
    Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
  29. Acts 2:24θανάτου · death
    But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
  30. Acts 13:28θανάτου · for a death sentence
    And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
  31. Acts 22:4θανάτου · death
    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  32. Acts 23:29θανάτου · of death
    I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
  33. Acts 25:11θανάτου · of death
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  34. Acts 25:25θανάτου · of death
    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
  35. Acts 26:31θανάτου · of death
    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
  36. Acts 28:18θανάτου · for a death sentence
    They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
  37. Romans 1:32θανάτου · of death
    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  38. Romans 5:10θανάτου · death
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  39. Romans 5:12θάνατος · death; θάνατος · death
    Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
  40. Romans 5:14θάνατος · death
    Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
  41. Romans 5:17θάνατος · death
    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  42. Romans 5:21θανάτῳ · death
    …so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  43. Romans 6:3θάνατον · death
    Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
  44. Romans 6:4θάνατον · death
    We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
  45. Romans 6:5θανάτου · death
    For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
  46. Romans 6:9θάνατος · death
    For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
  47. Romans 6:16θάνατον · death
    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
  48. Romans 6:21θάνατος · [is] death
    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  49. Romans 6:23θάνατος · [is] death
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.