verb
thanatamō
Strong’sG2289
I put to death, subdue
stem thanat-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ώσωRefs 4th c.BC+, etc.: perfect τεθανάτωκα Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, future -ωθήσομαιLXX: future middle in passivesense θανατώσοιτο Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐθανατώθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect τεθανάτωμαι Refs 2nd c.BC+:—put to death, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of the public executioner, Refs 5th c.BC+ Phld.[same place]:— passive, to be made dead, NT; ὁ -ωθείς the murdered man, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 passive, of flesh, to be mortified, Refs 5th c.BC+:—metaphorically in active, mortify, τὰς πράξεις τοῦ σώματος NT
II condemn to death by sentence of law, NT+5th c.BC+:— passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ τεθανατωμένοι those condemned to death, Refs 2nd c.BC+
III to be fatal, cause death, ὄφεις -οῦντες LXX; μυῖαι -οῦσαιLXX+1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thanatavōθανατοῦτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | put to death | 1× |
| thanatonōθανατούμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or 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× |
| thanatorōntoisθανατούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | killed | 1× |
| thanatirantosθανατωθεὶς | 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatomō | thanatome | thanatomē | thanatomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatosō | thanatose | thanatosē | thanatoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatotō | thanatote | thanatotē | thanatotelē |
| we 1st person plural | thanatonō1×θανατούμεθα | thanatone | thanatonē | thanatonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatovō | thanatove | thanatovē | thanatovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatolō | thanatole | thanatolē | thanatolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimi | thanatima |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisi | thanatisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatiti | thanatita |
| we 1st person plural | thanatini | thanatina |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativi | thanativa1×ἐθανατώθητε |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatili | thanatila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatomeiō | thanatomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatoseiō | thanatoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatoteiō | thanatoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thanatoneiō | thanatoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatoveiō | thanatoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatoleiō | thanatoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatiteia |
| we 1st person plural | thanatineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativeia |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thanatosōr | thanatosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatotōr | thanatotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatovōr | thanatovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatolōr | thanatolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativar |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | thanatonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanatovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | thanatoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thanatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thanatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thanatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thanatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thanativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thanatorō | thanatorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | thanatiri | thanatira |
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 | thanatarōntos | thanatarintos | thanatarantos | thanatarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thanatorōntos1× | thanatorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | thanatirintos | thanatirantos1×θανατωθεὶς |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
thanatavō“put to death”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 8:13… de pneume tain praxiain teu sōmeu thanatavō, zōevi.… but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you …
thanatonō“killed”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 8:36“killed”kathōs grafotē hoti Heneken su thanatonō holan tan hēmeran, logizina hōs probateim …As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be …
thanatali“put to death”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 10:21… kai epanastēeli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin.… against their parents and have them put to death.
Mark 13:12… kai epanastēeli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin;… against their parents and have them put to death.
Luke 21:16… adelfoiu kai sungenoiu kai filoiu, kai thanatali ek vu,… and some of you will be put to death.
thanativa“died”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 7:4Hōste, adelfoir mu, kai vis thanativa to nomo dia teu sōmeu tou …Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body …
thanataleia“put … todeath”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 26:59… pseudomarturian kata tou Iēsu hopōs auton thanataleia,… testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
thanatara“put … todeath”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Matthew 27:1… tou laou kata tou Iēsu hōste thanatara auton;… the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
Mark 14:55… kata tou Iēsu marturian eis tem thanatara auton, kai ouk heuriskale;… were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did …
thanatorōntois“killed”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 6:9… idou zōanō, hōs paideuorōntois kai mē thanatorōntois,… we live on; punished, yet not killed;
thanatirantos“put to death”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 3:18… adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatirantos men sarka zōopoiirantos de pneume;… bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive …