θάνατος
“death”
Primary meaning: death. Strong's: (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: death ; of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jo 11:13 , Phl 2:27 , He 7:23 , al; opp. to ζωή , Ro 8:38 , Phl 1:20 ; of the death of Christ, Ro 5:10 , Phl 3:10 , He 2:9 ; ῥυέσθαι (σώζειν) ἐκ θ. , II Co 1:10 , He 5:7 ; περίλυπος ἕως θανάτου , Mt 26:38 , Mk 14:34 ; μέχρι (ἄχρι) θ. , Phl 2:8 , Re 2:10 ; πληγὴ θανάτου , a deadly wound, Re 13:3 ; ἰδεῖν θάνατον , Lk 2:26 , He 11:5 ; γ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G2348 (θνήσκω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מָוֶת (death, realm of death, pestilence) -> θάνατος (death)
LXX conceptual translation: דֶּבֶר (pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague) -> θάνατος (death)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where θάνατος (thanatos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.