Lexical Definition
πτῶμα ptōma (pto'-mah) corpse G:N-N
from the alternate of πίπτω
dead body, carcase, corpse.
- a ruin, i.e. (specially), lifeless body (corpse, carrion)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πτῶμα | body | Matt.14.12 • Mark.6.29 • Mark.15.45 • Rev.11.8 • Rev.11.9 |
| carcass | Matt.24.28 | |
| πτώματοσ | a calamitous downfall | LXX.Job.33.17 • LXX.Prov.16.18 |
| πτώματι | at calamitous downfall | LXX.Job.31.29 |
| downfall | LXX.Job.16.14 • LXX.Isa.8.14 | |
| πτώματα | bodies | Rev.11.9 |
| calamitous downfalls | LXX.Job.37.16 | |
| corpses | LXX.Ps.110.6 • LXX.Ezek.6.4 | |
| their corpses | LXX.Jer.16.4 | |
| πτώμα | A calamitous downfall | LXX.Isa.51.19 |
| a corpse | LXX.Job.15.23 | |
| calamitous downfall | LXX.Isa.30.13 • LXX.Isa.30.14 | |
| carcass | LXX.Judg.14.8 | |
| downfall | LXX.Job.16.14 • LXX.Job.18.12 • LXX.Job.20.5 |
Abbott-Smith
πτῶμα, -τος, τό (< πίπτω), [in LXX: Jg 14:8 (מַפֶּלֶת), Jb 16:15 (14) (פֶּרֶץ), Is 51:19 (שֹׁד), Jth 8:19, Wi 4:18, al.;]
1. a fall, metaph., a misfortune, calamity (Trag., Plat., Polyb., al.; LXX).
2. That which has fallen;
(a) of buildings, a ruin (Polyb.);
(b) of living creatures, in cl. (poët. only) usually c. gen., νεκρῶν, etc., but also absol., as in late writers and NT, a fallen body, a carcase, corpse: Mt 14:12 24:28, Mk 15:45; π. αὐτοῦ, Mk 6:29; αὐτῶν, Re 11:8, 9 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 472 f.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 14:8 |
| Job | 16:14 · 16:15 |
| Isaiah | 51:19 |
| Matthew | 14:12 · 24:28 |
| Mark | 6:29 · 15:45 |
| Revelation | 11:8 · 11:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πτῶμα, ατος, τό,
(πίπτω) fall, πεσεῖν.. πτώματ᾽ οὐκ ἀνασχετά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ πόλις οὐκ ἂν ἔπεσε τοιοῦτον π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b fall in wrestling, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: metaphorically, booby-trap, π. φιλοσόφων ἀπαλαιστρότατον [Refs 1st c.BC+]; lapse, blunder, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 metaphorically, misfortune, calamity, τά γ᾽ ἐκ θεῶν πτώματα calamities sent by the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 plural, injuries due to falls, bruises, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II fallen body, corpse, carcase, frequently with genitive, πτῶμα Ἑλένης, Ἐτεοκλέους, [LXX+5th c.BC+]: without a genitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: collective in singular, [NT+2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 of buildings, ruin, οἰκίας, κρηνῖδος, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τοῦ π. on the ruins (of the wall), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; breach in a city-wall, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: plural, ruins, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. ἐλαιῶν fallen olive-trees or fruit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; windfall fruit, of the φοῖνιξ, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III payment which falls due, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Judg.14.8 ☩ Rev.11.8