2289. thanatoó

Lexicon

thanatoó: To put to death, to kill, to mortify

Original Word: θανατόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: thanatoó
Pronunciation: than-at-o'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (than-at-o'-o)
Definition: To put to death, to kill, to mortify
Meaning: I put to death, subdue; pass: I am in danger of death, am dead to, am rid of, am parted from.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

become dead, put to death, kill, mortify.

From thanatos to kill (literally or figuratively) -- become dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.

see GREEK thanatos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from thanatos
Definition
to put to death
NASB Translation
cause...to be put to death (1), made to die (1), put...to death (3), putting to death (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2289: θανατόω

θανατόω, θανάτῳ; future θανατώσω; 1 aorist infinitive θανατῶσαι (3 person plural subjunctive θανατώσωσι, Matthew 26:59 R G); passive (present θανατοῦμαι); 1 aorist ἐθανατωθην; (from θάνατος); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for הֵמִית, הָרַג, etc.

1. properly, to put to death: τινα, Matthew 10:21; Matthew 26:59; Matthew 27:1; Mark 13:12; Mark 14:55; Luke 21:16; 2 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Peter 3:18; passive, by rhetorical hyperbole, to be in the state of one who is being put to death, Romans 8:36.

2. metaphorically,

a. to make to die i. e. destroy, render extinct (something vigorous), Vulg.mortifico (A. V. mortify): τί, Romans 8:13.

b. passive with the dative of the thing, by death to be liberated from the bond of anything (literally, to be made dead in relation to; cf. Winers Grammar, 210 (197); Buttmann, 178 (155)): Romans 7:4.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from θάνατος (thanatos), meaning "death."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for θανατόω, related concepts can be found in Hebrew words such as מוּת (muwth, Strong's H4191), meaning "to die" or "to kill," and חָרַם (charam, Strong's H2763), meaning "to devote to destruction" or "to exterminate." These terms similarly convey the ideas of death and destruction, both physically and spiritually, within the Old Testament context.

Usage: The verb θανατόω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of putting to death, either in a literal or metaphorical sense. It can refer to the physical act of killing or the spiritual act of mortifying sinful desires.

Context: The Greek verb θανατόω appears in several New Testament passages, often conveying the concept of death in both physical and spiritual contexts. In the literal sense, it is used to describe the act of execution or killing. For example, in Matthew 10:21, Jesus warns of familial betrayal leading to death: "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death."

In a metaphorical sense, θανατόω is employed to describe the spiritual discipline of mortifying sinful desires. Romans 8:13 states, "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Here, the term emphasizes the Christian duty to subdue sinful inclinations through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The concept of mortification is further elaborated in Colossians 3:5, where believers are instructed to "Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry." This passage highlights the transformative process of sanctification, where believers actively participate in the eradication of sin from their lives.

Theologically, θανατόω underscores the tension between the old self, characterized by sin, and the new life in Christ. It reflects the call to live a life that is dead to sin but alive to God, as articulated in Romans 6:11: "So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus."

Forms and Transliterations

εθανατώθη εθανατώθησαν εθανατωθητε εθανατώθητε ἐθανατώθητε εθανάτωσα εθανάτωσαν εθανάτωσε εθανάτωσεν θαναρείμ θανατοί θανατουμεθα θανατούμεθα θανατουμενοι θανατούμενοι θανατουμένων θανατούντας θανατούντες θανατούσαι θανατούσθω θανατούσθωσαν θανατούσιν θανατουτε θανατούτε θανατοῦτε θανατωθεις θανατωθείς θανατωθεὶς θανατωθήσεται θανατωθήσεταί θανατωθήση θανατωθήσομαι θανατωσαι θανατώσαι θανατώσαί θανατῶσαι θανατώσατε θανατώσει θανατώση θανατώσητε θανατώσομεν θανατώσομέν θανάτωσόν θανατωσουσιν θανατώσουσιν θανατώσω θανατωσωσιν θανατώσωσιν τεθανατωμένων ethanatothete ethanatōthēte ethanatṓthete ethanatṓthēte thanatosai thanatôsai thanatōsai thanatō̂sai thanatososin thanatōsōsin thanatṓsosin thanatṓsōsin thanatosousin thanatōsousin thanatṓsousin thanatotheis thanatotheìs thanatōtheis thanatōtheìs thanatoumenoi thanatoúmenoi thanatoumetha thanatoúmetha thanatoute thanatoûte

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 10:21 V-FIA-3P
GRK: γονεῖς καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς
NAS: parents and cause them to be put to death.
KJV: cause them to be put to death.
INT: parents and will put to death them

Matthew 26:59 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ὅπως αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν
NAS: so that they might put Him to death.
KJV: put him to death;
INT: so that him they might put to death

Matthew 27:1 V-ANA
GRK: Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν
NAS: Jesus to put Him to death;
KJV: put him to death:
INT: Jesus so that they might put to death him

Mark 13:12 V-FIA-3P
GRK: γονεῖς καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς
NAS: parents and have them put to death.
KJV: shall cause them to be put to death.
INT: parents and will put to death them

Mark 14:55 V-ANA
GRK: εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν καὶ
NAS: Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding
KJV: put him to death; and found
INT: to put to death him but

Luke 21:16 V-FIA-3P
GRK: φίλων καὶ θανατώσουσιν ἐξ ὑμῶν
NAS: and friends, and they will put [some] of you to death,
KJV: you shall they cause to be put to death.
INT: friends and they will put to death [some] from among you

Romans 7:4 V-AIP-2P
GRK: καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ
NAS: you also were made to die to the Law
KJV: ye also are become dead to the law by
INT: also you were made dead to the law

Romans 8:13 V-PIA-2P
GRK: τοῦ σώματος θανατοῦτε ζήσεσθε
NAS: by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds
KJV: through the Spirit do mortify the deeds
INT: of the body you put to death you will live

Romans 8:36 V-PIM/P-1P
GRK: Ἕνεκεν σοῦ θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν
NAS: FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL
KJV: sake we are killed all
INT: for sake of you we are put to death all the

2 Corinthians 6:9 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ μὴ θανατούμενοι
NAS: as punished yet not put to death,
KJV: and not killed;
INT: and not put to death

1 Peter 3:18 V-RPM/P-NMS
GRK: τῷ θεῷ θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ
NAS: us to God, having been put to death in the flesh,
KJV: to God, being put to death in the flesh,
INT: to God having been put to death indeed in flesh

Strong's Greek 2289
11 Occurrences

ἐθανατώθητε — 1 Occ.
θανατῶσαι — 2 Occ.
θανατώσωσιν — 1 Occ.
θανατώσουσιν — 3 Occ.
θανατωθεὶς — 1 Occ.
θανατούμενοι — 1 Occ.
θανατούμεθα — 1 Occ.
θανατοῦτε — 1 Occ.