θάνατον

thanaton

death

from θνήσκω; (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively):--X deadly, (be…) death.

G2288

John 11:4 · Word #12

Lexicon G2288

Lemmaθάνατος
Transliterationthánatos
Strong'sG2288
In-contextdeath
Literaldeath

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaθάνατος
Strong'sG2288

SIBI-P1 G2288-04

death

Rootθάνατος (thanatos)
Core Meaningsdeath, dying, death-state, mortality, deadly condition
Semantic Rangephysical death; the act of dying; the state or realm of death; mortal danger; spiritual death or separation from God; personified Death.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, θάνατος signifies not only physical cessation of life but also the consequence of sin and separation from God. It is frequently personified and portrayed as an enemy ultimately overcome through the Messiah, giving it profound redemptive and eschatological weight.
Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS,). From θάνατος; here functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition in the clause.
Rendering Rationaleθάνατον is the accusative masculine singular form of θάνατος, functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition. Rendering it simply as "death" preserves the core lexical sense while reflecting its singular, concrete reference in the accusative case.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root θάνατος (death, dying, death-state, mortality, deadly condition)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2288-03 thanatois to the deaths

Word Usage (120 occurrences of G2288)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 4:16 θανάτου thanatou
Matthew 10:21 θάνατον thanaton
Matthew 15:4 θανάτῳ thanato