Lexical Summary ptōma: a fall, a misfortune, ruin Original Word: πτῶμαTransliteration: ptōma Phonetic Spelling: (pto'-mah) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a fall, a misfortune, ruin Meaning: a fall, a misfortune, ruin Strong's Concordance dead body, carcass, corpse. From the alternate of pipto; a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion) -- dead body, carcase, corpse. see GREEK pipto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4430: πτῶμαπτῶμα, πτώματος, τό (πίπτω, perfect πέπτωκα); 1. in Greek writings from Aeschylus down, a fall, downfall; metaphorically, a failure, defeat, calamity; an error lapse, sin. 2. that which is fallen; hence, with the genitive of a person or with νεκροῦ added, the (fallen) body of one dead or slain, a corpse, carcase; later also with νεκροῦ omitted (Polybius, the Sept., Philo, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian), cf. Thomas Magister, p. 765 (edited by Ritschl, p. 290, 14); Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 375; (Winer's Grammar, 23), and so in the N. T.: Matthew 14:12 L T Tr WH; Mark 15:45 L T Tr WH; Matthew 24:28; τίνος, Mark 6:29; Revelation 11:8, 9. |
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