What does ἄξιος · θάνατος mean in the Bible?
ἄξιος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "Worthy of death, deserving death".
Greek · G514, G2288
ἄξιον θανάτου
Deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise) · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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ἄξιοςG514deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)
Pronunciationáxios
Deserving or worthy based on merit or proportional value, demanding appropriate response or judgment.
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 ἄξιον θανάτου (axion thanatou) mean in the Bible?
ἄξιος · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "Worthy of death, deserving death".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G514, G2288?
G514, G2288 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Worthy of death, deserving death
Source Gloss
Worthy of death, deserving death
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 patterns9Aligned forms41Case patternNominative (30)Number patternSingular (30)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 10:10 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 10:38 · Luke 7:4 · Luke 10:7 · Luke 15:19 · Luke 15:21 · John 1:27 · Acts 13:25 · 1 Tim 1:15 · 1 Tim 4:9 · 1 Tim 5:18 · Heb 11:38 · Rev 4:11 · Rev 5:219×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:8 · Rom 1:32 · Rev 3:4 · Rev 16:64×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 23:15 · 1 Cor 16:4 · 2 Thess 1:3 · Rev 5:124×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 10:132×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 8:181×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 23:29 · Acts 25:11 · Acts 25:25 · Acts 26:314×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 3:8 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Tim 6:13×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 12:48 · Luke 23:41 · Acts 26:203×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:81×
Word Origins
ἄξιον θανάτου is built from this root: