Word study · Greek
nékrōsis
dying, death-state
Say it: NEK-ro-sis (approximate)
νέκρωσις
What it means
A putting to death, or the state of being dead. In 4:10 Paul says he always carries "the dying of Jesus" in his body, so that Jesus' life may also be shown in him. The same word is used in Romans 4:19 for the deadness of Abraham's body.
Range of meaning
- Putting to deathThe process of dying.
- DeadnessA dead state.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 4
"Carrying in the body the dying of Jesus" (4:10).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3500 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources