What does ὅπου · σῶμα mean in the Bible?
ὅπου · σῶμα is a Greek phrase meaning "where the body/corpse is".
Greek · G3699, G4983
ὅπου τὸ σῶμα
Where(-ever) · body
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ὅπου G3699 where(-ever)
Pronunciation hópou
Relative adverb marking place; extends to time, condition, and cause in later NT usage.
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σῶμα G4983 body
Pronunciation sōma
The physical body as the instrument through which the soul expresses itself and experiences God's presence or absence.
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What does ὅπου τὸ σῶμα (hopou to sōma) mean in the Bible?
ὅπου · σῶμα is a Greek phrase meaning "where the body/corpse is".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3699, G4983?
G3699, G4983 is connected to 81 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. where the body/corpse is
Source Gloss
where the body/corpse is
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 81
Matt 6:21 · Matt 8:19 · Matt 24:28 · Matt 25:24 · Matt 25:26 · Matt 26:13 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 6:10 · Mark 6:55 · Mark 6:56 · Mark 9:18 · Mark 13:14 · Mark 14:9 · Mark 14:14 · Luke 9:57 · Luke 12:34 42×
Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 26:57 · Matt 28:6 · Mark 2:4 · Mark 4:5 · Mark 4:15 · Mark 9:48 · Mark 14:14 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 22:11 · John 1:28 · John 4:20 · John 4:46 39×
Word Origins
ὅπου τὸ σῶμα is built from these roots:
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