Strong's Greek · G2287

G2287 thanatḗphoros

θανατήφορος

than-at-ay'-for-os

deadly

Looking for Hebrew H2287 châgag? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2287. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

thanatḗphoros appears once in Scripture, in James 3:8. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

death-bearing, i.e. fatal

In the King James Version

deadly

Derivation

from (the feminine form of) G2288 (θάνατος) and G5342 (φέρω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

James 3:8

“but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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