Biblica Analytica
G2288 Greek

θάνατος

thanatos

death

Lexicon Entry

Definition
death
Transliteration
thanatos
Strong's Number
G2288
Occurrences
120

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word θάνατος (thanatos) is defined as "death." It is a noun that appears 120 times in the Bible, indicating its significant importance in the text. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that death is a recurring theme in the biblical narrative. The word θάνατος is used in a variety of contexts, including the physical death of individuals, the spiritual death of sinners, and the ultimate fate of humanity. Its range of usage is broad, encompassing both literal and figurative meanings. In some cases, θάνατος is used to describe the end of physical life, while in others it is used to convey the idea of spiritual separation from God. The significance of θάνατος lies in its association with the human condition. The word highlights the inevitability of death and the consequences of sin, which is a central theme in the biblical narrative. The frequency and variety of its usage emphasize the importance of understanding and grappling with the concept of death in the biblical worldview.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G2288
Lemma
θάνατος
Transliteration
thanatos
Definition
death
Occurrences
120
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

120 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Matthew 4:16

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”

Matthew 10:21

“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Matthew 15:4

For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

Matthew 16:28

Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

Matthew 20:18

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

Matthew 26:38

Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me.”

Matthew 26:66

What do you think?” They answered, “He is worthy of death!”

Mark 7:10

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

Mark 9:1

He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.”

Mark 10:33

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

Mark 13:12

“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Mark 14:34

He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch.”

Mark 14:64

You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 2:26

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

Luke 9:27

But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God’s Kingdom.”

Luke 22:33

He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

Luke 23:15

Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

Luke 23:22

He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

John 5:24

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

John 8:51

Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”

John 8:52

Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’

John 11:4

But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”

John 11:13

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.

John 12:33

But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

John 18:32

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

John 21:19

Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”

Acts 2:24

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

Acts 13:28

Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

Acts 22:4

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Acts 23:29

I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

Acts 25:11

For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Acts 25:25

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him,

Acts 26:31

When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

Acts 28:18

who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

Romans 1:32

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 5:10

For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

Romans 5:12

Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 5:12

Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 5:14

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

Romans 5:17

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:21

that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:3

Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

Romans 6:4

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:5

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;

Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

Romans 6:21

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.

Romans 7:10

The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;