What does θανατόω (thanatóō) mean in the Bible?
θανατόω (thanatóō): To put to death literally, or metaphorically to mortify/deaden the body's desires through spiritual discipline.
Greek · G2289
θανατόω
:--Become dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.
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θανατόω G2289
Pronunciation thanatóō
What does θανατόω (thanatóō) mean in the Bible?
θανατόω (thanatóō): To put to death literally, or metaphorically to mortify/deaden the body's desires through spiritual discipline.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2289?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include put Him to death (3), have them put to death (2), died (1), He was put to death (1), not killed (1).
Where does θανατόω (thanatóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Romans (3), Mark (2), 1 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It put Him to death 3× Matthew 26:59, Matthew 27:1, Mark 14:55
have them put to death 2× Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12
died 1× Romans 7:4
He was put to death 1× 1 Peter 3:18
not killed 1× 2 Corinthians 6:9
we face death 1× Romans 8:36
will be put to death 1× Luke 21:16
you put to death 1× Romans 8:13
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Matthew 10:21 θανατώσουσιν to have them put to death Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 26:59 θανατώσωσιν to put Him to death Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 27:1 θανατῶσαι to put Him to death Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Mark 13:12 θανατώσουσιν to have them put to death Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:55 θανατῶσαι to put Him to death Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 21:16 θανατώσουσιν to will be put to death Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 7:4 ἐθανατώθητε to died Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Romans 8:13 θανατοῦτε to you put to death Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Romans 8:36 θανατούμεθα to we face death Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 6:9 θανατούμενοι to not killed Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:21
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 Romans 3 2 Corinthians 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
θανατώσουσιν 3x thanatōsousin Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12, Luke 21:16
θανατῶσαι 2x thanatōsai Matthew 27:1, Mark 14:55
ἐθανατώθητε 1x ethanatōthēte Romans 7:4
θανατούμεθα 1x thanatoumetha Romans 8:36
θανατούμενοι 1x thanatoumenoi 2 Corinthians 6:9
θανατοῦτε 1x thanatoute Romans 8:13
θανατωθεὶς 1x thanatōtheis 1 Peter 3:18
θανατώσωσιν 1x thanatōsōsin Matthew 26:59
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12, Luke 21:16
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Matthew 27:1, Mark 14:55
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Romans 7:4
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Peter 3:18
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 26:59
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Romans 8:13
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Romans 8:36
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 6:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To put to death literally, or metaphorically to mortify/deaden the body's desires through spiritual discipline.
Strong's G2289
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
:--become dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To put to death literally, or metaphorically to mortify/deaden the body's desires through spiritual discipline.
to put to death: with accusative, Mat.10:21 26:59 27:1, Mrk.13:12 14:55, Luk.21:16, 2Co.6:9, 1Pe.3:18; pass., Rom.8:36. Metaphorical: Rom.8:13; pass., with dative, (in relation to), Rom.7:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:21 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
θανατώσουσιν qanatwsousin
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Matthew 26:59 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
θανατώσωσι. qanatwswsin
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Matthew 27:1 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
θανατῶσαι qanatwsai
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Mark 13:12 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
θανατώσουσιν qanatwsousin
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Mark 14:55 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
θανατῶσαι qanatwsai
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Luke 21:16 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
θανατώσουσιν qanatwsousin
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Romans 7:4 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐθανατώθητε eqanatwqhte
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Romans 8:13 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
θανατοῦτε, qanatoute
I put to death, subdue
Read verse Romans 8:36 Verb First Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
θανατούμεθα qanatoumeqa
I put to death, subdue
Read verse 2 Corinthians 6:9 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
θανατούμενοι· qanatoumenoi
I put to death, subdue
Read verse 1 Peter 3:18 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
θανατωθεὶς qanatwqeiv
I put to death, subdue
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Future Active Matt 10:21 · Mark 13:12 · Luke 21:16 3×
Aorist Passive Rom 7:4 1×
Present Active Rom 8:13 1×
Present Passive Rom 8:36 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Matt 27:1 · Mark 14:55 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Matt 26:59 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive 2 Cor 6:9 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Pet 3:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3 future 3
Voice
active 7 passive 4
Mood
indicative 6 participle 2 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:21 θανατώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:59 θανατώσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:1 θανατῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 13:12 θανατώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 14:55 θανατῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 21:16 θανατώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Romans 7:4 ἐθανατώθητε aorist passive indicative completed Romans 8:13 θανατοῦτε present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:36 θανατούμεθα present passive indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 6:9 θανατούμενοι present passive participle participle 1 Peter 3:18 θανατωθεὶς aorist passive participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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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