adjective
thnētas
Greekθνητός (thnētos)
Strong’sG2349
mortal
stem thnēt-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θνητός, -ή, -όν
(< θνήσκω), [in LXX: Pr 3:13 20:24 (אָדָם), Jb 30:23 (חַי), Is 51:12 (מוּת), Wi 9:14 15:17, II Mac 9:12, III Mac 3:29*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2349 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthnay-tos'
liable to die
Fromfrom G2348;
King Jamesmortal(-ity).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | thnētos | thnētas | thnētem3×θνητὸν | thnētois | thnētais | thnēteim1×θνητὰ |
| object accusative | thnēton | thnētan | thnētoin | thnētain | ||
| direct address vocative | thnētor | thnētar | thnētoir | thnētair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | thnētou | thnētau | thnēteu | thnētoiu | thnētaiu | thnēteiu |
| to, for dative | thnēto | thnēta1×θνητῇ | thnēte1×θνητῷ | thnētoi | thnētai | thnētei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
thnēt 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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
thnēta“mortal”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 4:11“mortal”aei gar nis tois zōarōtois eis thanaton paradōinō dia Iēsun, hina kai tas zōas tou Iēsu faneriteia en ta thnēta sarxa nu.For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
thnētem“mortal”subject or objectdirect singular3×
1 Corinthians 15:53“mortal”datō gar tem fthartem houtem enduera aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem enduera athanasian.For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:54“mortal”hotan de tem fthartem houtem endueteia aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem endueteia athanasian, tote gineti tos logos tos grafirētos; Katapinita tos thanatos eis nikem.When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
2 Corinthians 5:4“mortal”kai gar tois arōtois en te skēne stenazanō barirōtois epi he ouk thelanō ekduera alla ependuera, hina katapiniteia tem thnētem hupo tau zōau.For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
thnēte“mortal”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 6:12“mortal”Mē oun basilatōr tas hamartas en te thnēte vu sōme eis tem hupakouarō tai epithumiai auteu,Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
thnēteim“mortal”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Romans 8:11“mortal”ei de tem pneumem tou egeiraratou ton Iēsun ek nekroiu oikatō en vi, tos egeiraratos ek nekroiu Christon Iēsun zōopoiati kai teim thnēteim sōmeim vu dia tem enoikarōtem autou pneumem en vi.And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.