What does θάνατος · ζωή mean in the Bible?
θάνατος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2288, G2222
θάνατος οὔτε ζωή
(Properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively) · life (literally or figuratively)
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θάνατος G2288 (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thánatos
Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life
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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation zōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
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What does θάνατος οὔτε ζωή (thanatos oute zōē) mean in the Bible?
θάνατος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2288, G2222?
G2288, G2222 is connected to 120 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 6 Aligned forms 120 Case pattern Genitive (53) Number pattern Singular (119)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 5:12 · Rom 5:14 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 6:9 · Rom 6:21 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 7:13 · Rom 8:6 · Rom 8:38 · 1 Cor 3:22 · 1 Cor 15:21 · 1 Cor 15:26 · 1 Cor 15:54 · 2 Cor 4:12 · Rev 6:8 · Rev 9:6 24×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:16 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 26:38 · Matt 26:66 · Mark 9:1 · Mark 14:34 · Mark 14:64 · Luke 1:79 · Luke 9:27 · Luke 23:15 · Luke 23:22 · Luke 24:20 · John 5:24 · John 8:52 · John 11:13 · Acts 2:24 53×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 15:4 · Matt 20:18 · Mark 7:10 · Mark 10:33 · John 12:33 · John 18:32 · John 21:19 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 7:5 · Phil 2:27 · Phil 3:10 · Heb 7:23 · 1 John 3:14 · Rev 2:23 · Rev 6:8 15×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 11:23 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:21 · Mark 13:12 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 22:33 · John 8:51 · John 11:4 · Rom 6:3 · Rom 6:4 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 7:10 · Rom 7:13 · 1 Cor 11:26 · 2 Cor 2:16 · 2 Cor 4:11 · 2 Cor 7:10 · 2 Tim 1:10 25×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 15:55 2×
Word Origins
θάνατος οὔτε ζωή is built from this root:
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