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nekrós

dead

Say it: nek-ROS (approximate)

νεκρός

What it means

Dead, whether a dead body or a dead person. In chapter 15 it is used constantly for "the dead," in the phrase "the resurrection of the dead," and for Christ's being "raised from the dead."

Range of meaning

  • DeadNot alive.
  • The deadThose who have died.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 15

    "The resurrection of the dead" (15:12-52).

Every verse (11)

Verses where G3498 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources