What does ποῖος · θάνατος mean in the Bible?
ποῖος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "what kind of death".
Greek · G4169, G2288
ποίῳ θανάτῳ
What? · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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ποῖοςG4169what?
Pronunciationpoîos
Asks about quality or character rather than identity; distinguishes what kind from which one.
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 ποίῳ θανάτῳ (poiō thanatō) mean in the Bible?
ποῖος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "what kind of death".
Full entry for ποίῳ θανάτῳ (G4169, G2288) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4169, G2288?
G4169, G2288 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. what kind of death
Source Gloss
what kind of death
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms33Case patternDative (17)Number patternSingular (29)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 22:36 · Mark 12:28 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:33 · Luke 6:34 · Jas 4:146×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Pet 2:201×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 5:19 · Acts 23:342×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineRom 3:271×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 21:23 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:43 · Mark 11:28 · Mark 11:29 · Mark 11:33 · Luke 12:39 · Luke 20:2 · Luke 20:8 · Acts 4:712×
Dative · Singular · MasculineJohn 12:33 · John 18:32 · John 21:193×
Dative · Singular · NeuterActs 4:7 · 1 Cor 15:352×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 7:49 · 1 Pet 1:112×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 19:181×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 24:191×
Word Origins
ποίῳ θανάτῳ is built from these roots: