verb
thanatamō
Greekθανατόω (thanatoō)
Strong’sG2289
I put to death, subdue
stem thanat-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θανατόω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for מוּת hi., ho., also for הרג, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2289 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthan-at-o'-o
Fromfrom G2288 to kill (literally or figuratively)
King Jamesbecome dead, (cause to be) put to death, kill, mortify.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thanatavōθανατοῦτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | put to death | 1× |
| thanatinōθανατούμεθα | happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural | killed | 1× |
| thanataliθανατώσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | put to death | 3× |
| thanativaἐθανατώθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | died | 1× |
| thanataleiaθανατώσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | put … todeath | 1× |
| thanataraθανατῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | put … todeath | 2× |
| thanatirōtoisθανατούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | killed | 1× |
| thanatiratosθανατωθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | put to death | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatamō | thanatame | thanatami | thanatama | thanatamē | thanatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatasō | thanatase | thanatasi | thanatasa | thanatasē | thanataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatatō | thanatate | thanatati | thanatata | thanatatē | thanatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thanatanō | thanatane | thanatani | thanatana | thanatanē | thanatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatavō1×θανατοῦτε | thanatave | thanatavi | thanatava | thanatavē | thanatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatalō | thanatale | thanatali3×θανατώσουσιν | thanatala | thanatalē | thanatalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimō | thanatime | thanatimi | thanatima | thanatimē | thanatimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisō | thanatise | thanatisi | thanatisa | thanatisē | thanatiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatitō | thanatite | thanatiti | thanatita | thanatitē | thanatitelē |
| we 1st person plural | thanatinō1×θανατούμεθα | thanatine | thanatini | thanatina | thanatinē | thanatinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativō | thanative | thanativi | thanativa1×ἐθανατώθητε | thanativē | thanativelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatilō | thanatile | thanatili | thanatila | thanatilē | thanatilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatameiō | thanatameia | thanatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanataseiō | thanataseia | thanataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatateiō | thanatateia | thanatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thanataneiō | thanataneia | thanataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanataveiō | thanataveia | thanataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanataleiō | thanataleia1×θανατώσωσιν | thanataleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimeiō | thanatimeia | thanatimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatiseiō | thanatiseia | thanatiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatiteiō | thanatiteia | thanatiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thanatineiō | thanatineia | thanatineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativeiō | thanativeia | thanativeiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatileiō | thanatileia | thanatileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thanatasōr | thanatasar | thanatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatatōr | thanatatar | thanatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatavōr | thanatavar | thanatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatalōr | thanatalar | thanatalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisōr | thanatisar | thanatisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatitōr | thanatitar | thanatitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativōr | thanativar | thanativēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatilōr | thanatilar | thanatilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatamoiō | thanatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatasoiō | thanatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatatoiō | thanatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thanatanoiō | thanatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatavoiō | thanatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thanataloiō | thanataloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimoiō | thanatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisoiō | thanatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatitoiō | thanatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thanatinoiō | thanatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativoiō | thanativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatiloiō | thanatiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thanatarō | thanatari | thanatara2×θανατῶσαι | thanatarē |
| acted on passive voice | thanatirō | thanatiri | thanatira | thanatirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thanatarōtos | thanataritos | thanataratos | thanatarētos |
| acted on passive voice | thanatirōtos1× | thanatiritos | thanatiratos1×θανατωθεὶς | thanatirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
thanat is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
thanatavō“put to death”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 8:13“put to death”ei gar kata sarxan zōavō mellavō apothnēskarō, ei de pneume tain praxiain teu sōmeu thanatavō, zōevi.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.
thanatinō“killed”happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 8:36“killed”kathōs grafitē hoti Heneken su thanatinō holan tan hēmeran, logizina hōs probateim sfagau.As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
thanatali“put to death”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 10:21“put to death”paradōati de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton kai patēros teknem, kai epanistaneli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Mark 13:12“put to death”kai paradōati adelfos adelfon eis thanaton kai patēros teknem, kai epanistaneli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin;Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Luke 21:16“put … todeath”paradōivi de kai hupo gonevoiu kai adelfoiu kai sungenoiu kai filoiu, kai thanatali ek vu,You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
thanativa“died”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 7:4“died”Hōste, adelfoir mu, kai vis thanativa to nomo dia teu sōmeu tou Christou, eis tem ginera vin hetero, to ek nekroiu egeirirato hina karpoforaneia to theo.Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
thanataleia“put … todeath”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 26:59“put … todeath”tois de archierevois kai tem sunedriem holem zētale pseudomarturian kata tou Iēsu hopōs auton thanataleia,Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
thanatara“put … todeath”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Matthew 27:1“put … todeath”Prōiau de gineratau sumbouliem lambala pantois tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois tou laou kata tou Iēsu hōste thanatara auton;When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
Mark 14:55“put … todeath”tois de archierevois kai holem tem sunedriem zētale kata tou Iēsu marturian eis tem thanatara auton, kai ouk heuriskale;Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
thanatirōtois“killed”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 6:9“killed”hōs agnoirōtois kai epignōskirōtois, hōs apothnēskarōtois kai idou zōanō, hōs paideuirōtois kai mē thanatirōtois,unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
thanatiratos“put to death”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 3:18“put to death”hoti kai Christos hapax peri hamartaiu paschata, dikaios huper adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatiratos men sarxa zōopoiiratos de pneume;For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,