Strong's Lexicon thanatéphoros: Death-bearing, deadly, fatal Original Word: θανατηφόρος Word Origin: Derived from θάνατος (thanatos, meaning "death") and φέρω (pherō, meaning "to bear" or "to carry"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "thanatéphoros," related concepts can be found in words like מָוֶת (maveth, Strong's H4194), meaning "death," and חָרַב (charab, Strong's H2717), meaning "to be desolate" or "to destroy." Usage: The term "thanatéphoros" is used to describe something that brings about death or is deadly in nature. It is an adjective that characterizes objects, actions, or conditions that lead to death or have fatal consequences. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of death was often personified and feared. The term "thanatéphoros" would have been understood in a context where death was a significant and ever-present reality, often associated with war, disease, and divine judgment. The Greeks and Romans had various deities and myths surrounding death, and the term would resonate with the cultural understanding of mortality and the afterlife. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom thanatos and pheró Definition death-bringing NASB Translation deadly (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2287: θανατηφόροςθανατηφόρος, θανατηφόρον (θάνατος and φέρω), death-bringing, deadly: James 3:8. (Numbers 18:22; Job 33:23; 4 Macc. 8:17, 25; 15:26; Aeschylus, Plato, Aristotle, Diodorus, Xenophon, Plutarch, others.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance deadly. From (the feminine form of) thanatos and phero; death-bearing, i.e. Fatal -- deadly. see GREEK thanatos see GREEK phero Forms and Transliterations θανατηφόροι θανατηφόρον θανατηφορου θανατηφόρου θανατήφορου thanatephorou thanatephórou thanatēphorou thanatēphórouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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