νεκρός (G3498) — Greek Lexicon

νεκρός

nekrós

G3498 substantive adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

Literally, lacking life; deprived of life; dead (of persons, animals, or plants) as the state of being lifeless. By extension, used figuratively to indicate absence of function, power, or spiritual vitality. As a substantive (noun), 'the dead' refers to those who have died, both in collective and individual senses. Can also be used metaphorically for something regarded as ineffective, powerless, or devoid of force.

Semantic Range

dead, lifeless; deceased person or animal (corpse); the dead (as a collective group); powerless, ineffective (metaphorically); spiritually or morally dead

Root / Etymology

From the root νεκρ- (nekr-), related to death or lifelessness. Cognate with Latin 'nec-', seen in 'necare' (to kill) and 'nex' (death). The etymology is Indo-European, connected to the concept of death across several language branches.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Classical Greek, νεκρός primarily designated a corpse (human or animal) or, more generally, someone deceased. The term appears in Homer, tragedy, and later prose, often in contexts of ritual, mourning, or physical description. In the Septuagint, νεκρός often translates Hebrew מֵת (met), denoting the dead but also retaining the connotation of corpse. In the New Testament, νεκρός is used both adjectivally ('dead bodies,' 'dead son') and substantively ('the dead shall rise'). It frequently carries metaphorical significance—e.g., 'dead to sin' (Romans 6:2), or 'you have a name that you live, but you are dead' (Revelation 3:1), indicating spiritual, moral, or functional inability. English translations commonly render νεκρός as 'dead' or 'the dead,' yet do not always convey its metaphorical breadth. The term contrasts with ζωὴ (zōē, life) and ζῶν (zōn, living).

Translation Consistency

primary "dead" 129 occurrences

"Dead" is by far the most natural, frequent, and flexible English equivalent for νεκρός (102/129 occurrences). It works as an adjective and as a substantive (“the dead”), covers literal senses (persons, animals, corpses) and the common figurative senses (lifeless, powerless, spiritually or morally dead), and is the simplest consistent choice for all forms under this Strong’s number.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an apparently primary (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun):--dead.

Root Family

νεκρός (nekros) — dead, lifeless

Root νεκρ- dead, lifeless

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G3498-05`	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead	80
`G3498-08`	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones	19
`G3498-03`	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones	14
`G3498-06`	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.S NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one	9
`G3498-01`	νεκρά	nekra	`ADJ.P NOM F SG`	dead	dead	dead	3
`G3498-04`	νεκροῖς	nekrois	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	to the dead	to the dead	to the dead	2
`G3498-07`	νεκροῦ	nekrou	`ADJ.S GEN M SG`	a dead man	of a dead one	of a dead one	1
`G3498-02`	νεκράν	nekran	`ADJ.P ACC F SG`	dead	dead (feminine singular accusative)	dead	1

Occurrences in Scripture

129 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G3498-08`	Matthew 8:22	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Matthew 8:22	νεκρούς	nekrous-2	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Matthew 10:8	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	the dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	Matthew 11:5	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	the dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Matthew 14:2	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Matthew 17:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Matthew 22:31	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Matthew 22:32	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of [the] dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Matthew 23:27	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of dead men's	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Matthew 27:64	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-03`	Matthew 28:4	νεκροί	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead men	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Matthew 28:7	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 6:14	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 9:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 9:10	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-06`	Mark 9:26	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.S NOM M SG`	a corpse	dead one	dead one
`G3498-05`	Mark 12:25	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	[the] dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 12:26	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 12:27	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Mark 16:14	νεκρῶν	nekron	`N GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-06`	Luke 7:15	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.S NOM M SG`	dead man	dead one	dead one
`G3498-03`	Luke 7:22	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Luke 9:7	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Luke 9:60	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Luke 9:60	νεκρούς	nekrous-2	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-06`	Luke 15:24	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.P NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-06`	Luke 15:32	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.P NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-05`	Luke 16:30	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Luke 16:31	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Luke 20:35	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-03`	Luke 20:37	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Luke 20:38	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.P GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Luke 24:5	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Luke 24:46	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	John 2:22	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	John 5:21	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	John 5:25	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	John 12:1	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	John 12:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	John 12:17	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	John 20:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	John 21:14	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 3:15	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 4:2	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 4:10	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-02`	Acts 5:10	νεκράν	nekran	`ADJ.P ACC F SG`	dead	dead (feminine singular accusative)	dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 10:41	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 10:42	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 13:30	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 13:34	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 17:3	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 17:31	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 17:32	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-06`	Acts 20:9	νεκρός	nekros	`ADJ.S NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-05`	Acts 23:6	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 24:21	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Acts 26:8	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Acts 26:23	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Acts 28:6	νεκρόν	nekron	`ADJ.S ACC M SG`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 1:4	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Romans 4:17	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Romans 4:24	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 6:4	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 6:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Romans 6:11	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.P ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Romans 6:13	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 7:4	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-01`	Romans 7:8	νεκρά	nekra	`ADJ.P NOM F SG`	dead	dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 8:10	νεκρὸν	nekron	`ADJ.P NOM N SG`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 8:11	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 8:11	νεκρῶν	nekron-2	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 10:7	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 10:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 11:15	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Romans 14:9	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:12	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:12	νεκρῶν	nekron-2	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:13	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:15	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:16	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:20	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:21	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:29	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:29	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	the dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:32	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:35	νεκροί	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	1 Corinthians 15:42	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-03`	1 Corinthians 15:52	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	2 Corinthians 1:9	νεκρούς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Galatians 1:1	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Ephesians 1:20	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Ephesians 2:1	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.P ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Ephesians 2:5	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.P ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Ephesians 5:14	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Philippians 3:11	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Colossians 1:18	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Colossians 2:12	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Colossians 2:13	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.P ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	1 Thessalonians 1:10	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-03`	1 Thessalonians 4:16	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	2 Timothy 2:8	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	2 Timothy 4:1	νεκρούς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	the dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Hebrews 6:1	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.A GEN N PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-05`	Hebrews 6:2	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	of the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	Hebrews 9:14	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.A GEN N PL`	dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-04`	Hebrews 9:17	νεκροῖς	nekrois	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	dead men	to the dead	to the dead
`G3498-05`	Hebrews 11:19	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	Hebrews 11:35	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-05`	Hebrews 13:20	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-01`	James 2:17	νεκρά	nekra	`ADJ.P NOM F SG`	dead	dead	dead
`G3498-05`	James 2:26	νεκρόν	nekron	`ADJ.P NOM N SG`	dead	of the dead	is dead
`G3498-01`	James 2:26	νεκρά	nekra	`ADJ.P NOM F SG`	dead	dead	dead
`G3498-05`	1 Peter 1:3	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-05`	1 Peter 1:21	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	the dead	of the dead	of the dead
`G3498-08`	1 Peter 4:5	νεκρούς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-04`	1 Peter 4:6	νεκροῖς	nekrois	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	to the dead	to the dead	to the dead
`G3498-05`	Revelation 1:5	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-06`	Revelation 1:17	νεκρός	nekros	`ADJ.S NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-06`	Revelation 1:18	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.P NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-06`	Revelation 2:8	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.P NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-06`	Revelation 3:1	νεκρὸς	nekros	`ADJ.P NOM M SG`	dead	dead one	dead one
`G3498-05`	Revelation 11:18	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-03`	Revelation 14:13	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-07`	Revelation 16:3	νεκροῦ	nekrou	`ADJ.S GEN M SG`	a dead man	of a dead one	of a dead one
`G3498-05`	Revelation 20:5	νεκρῶν	nekron	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	dead	of the dead	dead
`G3498-08`	Revelation 20:12	νεκρούς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-03`	Revelation 20:12	νεκροὶ	nekroi	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Revelation 20:13	νεκροὺς	nekrous	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones
`G3498-08`	Revelation 20:13	νεκροὺς	nekrous-2	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	dead	the dead ones	the dead ones

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