2286. thanasimos
Strong's Lexicon
thanasimos: Deadly, fatal

Original Word: θανασίμος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: thanasimos
Pronunciation: tha-nas'-ee-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (than-as'-ee-mos)
Definition: Deadly, fatal
Meaning: deadly, mortal, fatal.

Word Origin: Derived from θάνατος (thanatos), meaning "death."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of death is מָוֶת (maveth), Strong's Hebrew 4194, which also denotes death or the state of being dead.

Usage: The Greek adjective "thanasimos" is used to describe something that is deadly or fatal. It conveys the idea of something that leads to death or has the potential to cause death. In the context of the New Testament, it often refers to spiritual death or the deadly nature of sin.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, death was a significant and often feared aspect of life. The concept of "thanasimos" would have resonated with early Christians who understood the gravity of sin and its consequences. The term would have been used to emphasize the seriousness of actions or conditions that lead to spiritual death, contrasting with the life offered through Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from thanatos
Definition
deadly
NASB Translation
deadly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2286: θανάσιμος

θανάσιμος, θανάσιμόν (θανεῖν, θάνατος), deadly: Mark 16:18. ((Aeschylus), Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, and following.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
deadly.

From thanatos; fatal, i.e. Poisonous -- deadly.

see GREEK thanatos

Forms and Transliterations
θανασιμον θανάσιμόν thanasimon thanásimón
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 16:18 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἀροῦσιν κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν
NAS: any deadly [poison], it will not hurt
KJV: any deadly thing,
INT: they will take up and if deadly anything they drink

Strong's Greek 2286
1 Occurrence


θανάσιμόν — 1 Occ.















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