## G3498 --- #### Gary’s Bible Definition - dead #### Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - nekros (nek-ros') #### BibleHub Definition & Usage - dead - Usage - (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal - (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse #### Part of Speech - Adjective #### BSB Translation - #### NASB Translation - Dead (122) - dead man (3), dead men (1), dead men's (1) - Corpse (1) #### NASB Word Origin - a prim. word, the same as nekus (a dead body) #### Occurrences - 130 #### Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_3498.htm #### BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/3498.htm #### Helps Word Studies (HWS) - G3498 nekrós (an adjective, derived from nekys, "a corpse, a dead body") – dead; literally, "what lacks life"; dead; (figuratively) not able to respond to impulses, or perform functions ("unable, ineffective, dead, powerless," L & N, 1, 74.28); unresponsive to life-giving influences (opportunities); inoperative to the things of God. - G3498 /nekrós ("corpse-like") is used as a noun in certain contexts ("the dead"), especially when accompanied by the Greek definite article. The phrase, ek nekron ("from the dead"), lacks the Greek article to give the sense "from what is of death." #### Blue Letter Bible Outline - #### Blue Letter Bible Strong’s Definition - #### Blue Letter Bible Vines - --- #### Transliteration Details - --- #### Date - Initial - 2020.05.31 - Revised - 2023.01.10