Mortal
θνητόςStrong’s G2349thnētos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thnētos is the Greek word usually translated “mortal”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mortal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mortal 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 2 Corinthians 4:11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Greek dictionary
θνητός thnētos · mortal
θνητός, -ή, -όν (θνήσκω), [in LXX: Pro.3:13 20:24 (אָדָם), Job.30:23 (חַי), Isa.51:12 (מוּת), Wis.9:14 15:17, 2Ma.9:12, 3Ma.3:29 * ;] subject to death, mortal: Rom.6:12 8:11, 1Co.15:53-54, 2Co.4:11 5:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mortal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOR'TAL, adjective
[Latin mortalis, from mors, death, or morior, to die, that is, to fall.]
- Subject to death; destined to die.
- Deadly; destructive to life; causing death, or that must cause death; as a mortal wound; mortal poison.
- Bringing death; terminating life.
- Deadly in malice or purpose; as a mortal foe.
All definitions and other forms of “mortal”
- Exposing to certain death; incurring the penalty of death; condemned to be punished with death; not venial; as a mortal sin.
- Human; belonging to man who is mortal; as mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.
- Extreme; violent. [Not elegant.]
MOR'TAL, noun
Man; a being subject to death; a human being.
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.