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Lexicon :: Strong's G4430 - ptōma

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πτῶμα
Transliteration
ptōma (Key)
Pronunciation
pto'-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the alternate of πίπτω (G4098)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:166,846

Strong’s Definitions

πτῶμα ptōma, pto'-mah; from the alternate of G4098; a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion):—dead body, carcase, corpse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4430 in the following manner: dead body (3x), carcase (1x), corpse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4430 in the following manner: dead body (3x), carcase (1x), corpse (1x).

  1. a fall, downfall

    1. metaph. a failure, defeat, calamity

    2. an error, lapse into sin

  2. that which has fallen

    1. the fallen body of one dead or slain, a corpse, a carcase

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πτῶμα ptōma, pto'-mah; from the alternate of G4098; a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion):—dead body, carcase, corpse.
STRONGS G4430:
πτῶμα, πτώματος, τό (πίπτω, perfect πέπτωκα);
1. in Greek writings from Aeschylus down, a fall, downfall; metaphorically, a failure, defeat, calamity; an error lapse, sin.
2. that which is fallen; hence, with the genitive of a person or with νεκροῦ added, the (fallen) body of one dead or slain, a corpse, carcase; later also with νεκροῦ omitted (Polybius, the Sept., Philo, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian), cf. Thomas Magister, p. 765 (edited by Ritschl, p. 290, 14); Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 375; (Winer's Grammar, 23), and so in the N. T.: Matthew 14:12 L T Tr WH; Mark 15:45 L T Tr WH; Matthew 24:28; τίνος, Mark 6:29; Revelation 11:8, 9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:12; 24:28
Mark
6:29; 15:45
Revelation
11:8; 11:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4430 matches the Greek πτῶμα (ptōma),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:23 - They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’[fn]
They know their day of destruction is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - Again and again he smashes against me,
charging at me like a warrior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:12 - Hunger depletes their strength,
and calamity waits for them to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5 - the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:29 - “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies,
or become excited when harm came their way?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:17 - He makes them turn from doing wrong;
he keeps them from pride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:16 - Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 - He will punish the nations
and fill their lands with corpses;
he will shatter heads over the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - calamity will come upon you suddenly—
like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
In an instant it will collapse
and come crashing down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - You will be smashed like a piece of pottery—
shattered so completely that
there won’t be a piece big enough
to carry coals from a fireplace
or a little water from the well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:19 - These two calamities have fallen on you:
desolation and destruction, famine and war.
And who is left to sympathize with you?
Who is left to comfort you?[fn]
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