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θανατόω
thanatóō · Greek · Strong's G2289 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “kill”
How the KJV renders it
become dead, put to death, kill, mortify
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“kill”
“mortify”
also renders nekróō (G3499)
Questions this word decides
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Peter 3:18 V-RPP-NSM2 Corinthians 6:9 V-PPP-NPMLuke 21:16 V-FAI-3PMatthew 10:21 V-FAI-3PMatthew 26:59 V-FAI-3PMatthew 27:1 V-AANMark 13:12 V-FAI-3PMark 14:55 V-AANRomans 7:4 V-API-2PRomans 8:13 V-PAI-2PRomans 8:36 V-PPI-1P
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.