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

Matthew 14:12

Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

Matthew 24:28

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Revelation 11:9

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.

Revelation 11:8

Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Mark 15:45

When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Mark 6:29

When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

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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).

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