Dead
νεκρόςStrong’s G3498nekros
Appears in 122 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nekros is the Greek word usually translated “dead”, “dead -” and “from dead”. It appears in 122 verses of the New Testament.
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dead”, “dead -” and “from dead”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dead 112
- of dead 12
- the dead 1
- of dead - 1
- from dead 1
- over dead 1
- death 1
- to dead 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 18
- Romans 15
- Luke 13
- Matthew 11
- 1 Corinthians 11
- Revelation 11
18 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
- Matthew 14:2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
- Matthew 17:9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
- Matthew 22:31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
- Matthew 22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
All 122 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
νεκρός nekros · dead
νεκρός, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for מֵת ;] dead, I. as adj., 1. prop.: Act.5:10 20:9, Jas.2:26, Rev.1:18, al.; ὡσεὶ ν., Mat.28:4, Mrk.9:26, Rev.1:17; of that which is subject to death, Rom.8:10. 2. Metaphorical, (a) of persons: Luk.15:24, 32; of those immersed in worldly cares, Mat.8:22, Luk.9:60; of spiritual death, Jhn.5:25, Rom.6:13, Eph.5:14, Rev.3:1; τ. παραπτώμασιν, Eph.2:1, 5 Col.2:13; of the opposite condition, ν. τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Rom.6:11; (b) of things regarded as inoperative, devoid of power: ἁμαρτία, Rom.7:8; πίστις, Jas.2:17, 26; ἔργα, Heb.6:1 9:14. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dead” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEAD, noun
ded.
- The dead signifies dead men.“Ye shall not make cuttings for the dead” Leviticus 19:28
- The state of the dead; or death.“This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead” Matthew 14:2
All definitions and other forms of “dead”
DEAD, noun
ded. The time when there is a remarkable stillness or gloom; depth; as in the midst of winter or of night, are familiar expressions.
DEAD, verb intransitive
ded. To lose life or force.
DEAD, verb transitive
ded. To deprive of life, force or vigor.
DEAD'-DOING, adjective
Destructive; killing.
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.