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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) is a Greek word meaning ":--become dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.". θανατόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for מוּת hi.

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Meaning

:--become dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.
Extended definition

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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Future Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive
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×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 2 prospective 3 subjunctive 1 infinitive 2 participle 2
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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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