Strong's Greek · G4430
πτῶμα
ptōma
dead body, carcase, corpse
Definition
a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion)
Derivation
from the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω);
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.”
“Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
“For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.”
“Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.”
“When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.”
“When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.”
Explore ptōma in Scripture
On the Doxa App you can have a personal interaction about any Scripture, original words included.
Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).