What does ἔνοχος · θάνατος mean in the Bible?
ἔνοχος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "liable to death, worthy of death".
Greek · G1777, G2288
ἔνοχον θανάτου
Liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation) · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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ἔνοχοςG1777liable to (a condition, penalty or imputation)
Pronunciationénochos
Liable to judgment or penalty; legally culpable before a tribunal or under divine law.
Open lexicon entry →θάνατοςG2288(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthánatos
Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life
Open lexicon entry →What does ἔνοχον θανάτου (enochon thanatou) mean in the Bible?
ἔνοχος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "liable to death, worthy of death".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1777, G2288?
G1777, G2288 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. liable to death, worthy of death
Source Gloss
liable to death, worthy of death
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms10Case patternNominative (9)Number patternSingular (9)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 26:66 · Mark 3:29 · 1 Cor 11:27 · Jas 2:108×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineHeb 2:151×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 14:641×
Word Origins
ἔνοχον θανάτου is built from this root: