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Deadly

θανάσιμοςStrong’s G2286

thanasimos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Thanasimos is the Greek word usually translated “deadly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
Mark 16:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “deadly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • deadly 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    θανάσιμος thanasimos · deadly

    θανάσιμος, -ον (θάνατος), deadly: Mrk.16:18.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “deadly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DEAD'LY, adjective

    ded'ly.

    1. That may occasion death; mortal; fatal; destructive; as a deadly blow or wound.
    2. Mortal; implacable; aiming to kill or destroy; as a deadly enemy; deadly malice a deadly feud.
    All definitions and other forms of “deadly”

      DEAD'LY, adverb

      ded'ly. In a manner resembling death; as deadly pale or wan.

      1. Mortally.“With groanings of a deadly wounded man” Ezekiel 30:24
      2. Implacably; destructively.
      3. In a vulgar or ludicrous sense, very; extremely; as a deadly cunning man.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.