What does πτῶμα (ptōma) mean in the Bible?
πτῶμα (ptōma) is a Greek word meaning "corpse".
Greek · G4430
πτῶμα
Corpse
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πτῶμαG4430
Pronunciationptōma
What does πτῶμα (ptōma) mean in the Bible?
πτῶμα (ptōma) is a Greek word meaning "corpse".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4430?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include body (3), bodies (2), [them] (1), a carcass (1).
Where does πτῶμα (ptōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Mark (2), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbody3×Matthew 14:12, Mark 6:29, Mark 15:45
bodies2×Revelation 11:8, Revelation 11:9
[them]1×Revelation 11:9
a carcass1×Matthew 24:28
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 14:12πτῶμαtobodyNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMatthew 24:28πτῶμαtoa carcassNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularMark 6:29πτῶμαtobodyNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMark 15:45πτῶμαtobodyNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularRevelation 11:8πτῶμαtobodiesNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularRevelation 11:9πτῶμαtobodiesNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularRevelation 11:9πτώματαto[them]Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 14:12
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Matthew2Mark2Revelation3
Source forms
πτῶμα6xptōmaMatthew 14:12, Matthew 24:28, Mark 6:29, Mark 15:45
πτώματα1xptōmataRevelation 11:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular4xMatthew 14:12, Mark 6:29, Mark 15:45, Revelation 11:9
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular2xMatthew 24:28, Revelation 11:8
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural1xRevelation 11:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. corpse
Strong'sG4430
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
corpse
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:28Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
πτῶμα,ptwma
a carcass, corpse
Read verseMark 6:29Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
πτῶμαptwma
a carcass, corpse
Read verseRevelation 11:8Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
πτώματαptwmata
a carcass, corpse
Read verseRevelation 11:9Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
πτώματαptwmata
a carcass, corpse
Read verseRevelation 11:9Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
πτώματαptwmata
a carcass, corpse
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 24:28 · Rev 11:82×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 14:12 · Mark 6:29 · Mark 15:45 · Rev 11:94×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRev 11:91×
Word Origins
πτῶμα is built from this root: