What does θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros) mean in the Bible?
θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros): Bearing or carrying death as its characteristic effect; what actively produces death.
Greek · G2287
θανατήφορος
Deadly
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θανατήφορος G2287
Pronunciation thanatḗphoros
What does θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros) mean in the Bible?
θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros): Bearing or carrying death as its characteristic effect; what actively produces death.
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How does the BSB render G2287?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include of deadly (1).
Where does θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It of deadly 1× James 3:8
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First aligned row James 3:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
θανατηφόρου 1x thanatēphorou James 3:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x James 3:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Bearing or carrying death as its characteristic effect; what actively produces death.
Source Gloss
deadly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 3:8 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
θανατηφόρου. qanathforou
death-bringing, deadly
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Word Origins
θανατήφορος is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain