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nekros G3498

νεκρός (nekros) means “dead” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

νεκρός Greek · G3498 128 tagged occurrences in 120 verses

Pronunciation guide: nek-ros' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3498

νεκρός · nekros · dead

νεκρός, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for מֵת ;] dead, I. as adj., 1. prop.: Act.5:10 20:9, Jas.2:26, Rev.1:18, al.; ὡσεὶ ν., Mat.28:4, Mrk.9:26, Rev.1:17; of that which is subject to death, Rom.8:10. 2. Metaphorical, (a) of persons: Luk.15:24, 32; of those immersed in worldly cares, Mat.8:22, Luk.9:60; of spiritual death, Jhn.5:25, Rom.6:13, Eph.5:14, Rev.3:1; τ. παραπτώμασιν, Eph.2:1, 5 Col.2:13; of the opposite condition, ν. τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Rom.6:11; (b) of things regarded as inoperative, devoid of power: ἁμαρτία, Rom.7:8; πίστις, Jas.2:17, 26; ἔργα, Heb.6:1 9:14. II. As subst., νεκρός, ὁ (Hom., al.), chiefly in pl. (οἱ) ν., the dead: Mat.11:5, Mrk.12:26, Luk.20:37, 1Co.15:15, al.; ἀνάστασις (τ.) νεκρῶν, Mat.22:31, Act.17:32, al.; ν. . . . ζῶντες, Mat.22:32, Mrk.12:27, Act.10:42, al.; ἀπὸ νεκρῶν, Luk.16:30; ἐκ ν., Mrk.6:14, Luk.24:46, Jhn.12:1, Act.13:34, Rom.10:7, al.; πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν ν., Col.1:18; ζωὴ ἐκ ν., Rom.11:15; constr. praegn., ἐκ ν. ζῶντες, Rom.6:13. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.

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How translators render G3498

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
the dead 56
dead 48
of the dead 11
a corpse 1
a dead man 1
dead man 1
dead men 1
death 1
from the dead 1
has died 1
is dead 1
of dead mens 1
of death 1
to those who are now dead 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the dead 79
dead 28
of the dead 17
from the dead 1
he that was dead 1
men are dead 1
of a dead 1
one dead 1
to them that are dead 1

Verses containing G3498

Page 3 of 3. 120 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Hebrews 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

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  2. Hebrews 11:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

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  3. Hebrews 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

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  4. James 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

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  5. James 2:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

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  6. 1 Peter 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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  7. 1 Peter 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

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  8. 1 Peter 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

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  9. 1 Peter 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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  10. Revelation 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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  11. Revelation 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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  12. Revelation 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

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  13. Revelation 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

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  14. Revelation 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

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  15. Revelation 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

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  16. Revelation 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

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  17. Revelation 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

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  18. Revelation 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

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  19. Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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  20. Revelation 20:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

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