Ptōma πτῶμα
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| πτῶμα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ptōma |
| Strong's number | G4430 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | corpse |
| Occurrences | 7 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Ptōma (Greek πτῶμα, Strong's G4430) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “corpse”. It occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πτῶμα -τος, τό
(πίπτω), [in LXX: Jdg.14:8 (מַפֶּלֶת), Job.16:15 (14) (פֶּרֶץ), Isa.51:19 (שֹׁד), Jdth.8:19, Wis.4:18, al. ;]
1. a fall, metaphorically, a misfortune, calamity (Trag., Plat., Polyb., al.; LXX).
2. That which has fallen;
(a) of buildings, a ruin (Polyb.);
(b) of living creatures, in cl. (poët. only) usually with genitive, νεκρῶν, etc., but also absol., as in late writers and NT, a fallen body, a carcase, corpse: Mat.14:12 24:28, Mrk.15:45; π. αὐτοῦ, Mrk.6:29; αὐτῶν, Rev.11:8-9 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 472 f.).†
(AS)
(πίπτω), [in LXX: Jdg.14:8 (מַפֶּלֶת), Job.16:15 (14) (פֶּרֶץ), Isa.51:19 (שֹׁד), Jdth.8:19, Wis.4:18, al. ;]
1. a fall, metaphorically, a misfortune, calamity (Trag., Plat., Polyb., al.; LXX).
2. That which has fallen;
(a) of buildings, a ruin (Polyb.);
(b) of living creatures, in cl. (poët. only) usually with genitive, νεκρῶν, etc., but also absol., as in late writers and NT, a fallen body, a carcase, corpse: Mat.14:12 24:28, Mrk.15:45; π. αὐτοῦ, Mrk.6:29; αὐτῶν, Rev.11:8-9 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 472 f.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bodies (3), carcase (1), corpse (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | body (3), bodies (2), carcass (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ptōma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 14:12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
- Matthew 24:28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Mark
- Mark 6:29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
- Mark 15:45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Revelation
- Revelation 11:8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
- Revelation 11:9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).