Greek Word Study
The meaning of “νέκρωσις”
Understanding nékrōsis reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
deadness, dying. - decease - figuratively, impotency
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Greek Text
Strong's Concordance
νέκρωσις
Phoneticnek'-ro-sis
Transliterationnékrōsis
Grammar Code
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
deadness, dying. - decease - figuratively, impotency
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Romans 4:19 | “And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:” Word: νέκρωσις (nékrōsis) | |
| 2 Corinthians 4:10 | “Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.” Word: νέκρωσις (nékrōsis) |