Nekrós — G3498

G3498 · Greek — νεκρός

Pronunciation: nek-ros'

Definition

adjective

dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)

  1. properly
    1. one that has breathed his last, lifeless
    2. deceased, departed, one whose soul is in Hades
    3. destitute of life, without life, inanimate (equivalent to ἄψυχος)
  2. tropically
    1. (spiritually dead, i. e.) "destitute of a life that recognizes and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
    2. universally, destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative

Usually translated as

dead

Origin

from an apparently primary nékys (a corpse)

Occurrences

Nekrós occurs 132 times in 123 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (11), Mark (8), Luke (13), John (8), Acts (18), Romans (15), 1 Corinthians (11), 2 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Ephesians (4), Philippians (1), Colossians (3), 1 Thessalonians (2), 2 Timothy (2), Hebrews (7), James (3), 1 Peter (4), Revelation (11)

Strong's Lexicon — N