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ποίῳ θανάτῳ

What? · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)

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ποῖος G4169 what?
Pronunciation poîos
Asks about quality or character rather than identity; distinguishes what kind from which one.
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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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What does ποίῳ θανάτῳ (poiō thanatō) mean in the Bible?

ποῖος · θάνατος is a Greek word meaning "what kind of death".

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Meaning

what kind of death
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:36 · Mark 12:28 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:33 · Luke 6:34 · Jas 4:14 6×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:20 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 5:19 · Acts 23:34 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rom 3:27 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 4:7 12×
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 12:33 · John 18:32 · John 21:19 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 4:7 · 1 Cor 15:35 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:49 · 1 Pet 1:11 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 19:18 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 24:19 1×
33 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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