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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 7 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:12 - Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:28 - Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:29 - When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:45 - The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8 - And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem,[fn] the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:9 - And for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them.
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