- θνητός
- θνητός, ή, όν (s. prec. entry and ἀποθνῄσκω; Hom. et al.; SIG 798, 10 [37 A.D.] ; LXX; TestSol 4, 11 D; ApcEsdr 6:19 p. 31, 29 Tdf.; SibOr 3, 236; Ar. 9, 6; Just., D. 14, 8; Tat., Mel., Ath.) pert. to being subject to death (in the Gr-Rom. world the basic difference between humans and deities relates to the mortality of the former and the immortality of the latter) mortal opp. ἀθάνατος (Dio Chrys. 20 [37], 30; Plut., Mor. 960b; Herm. Wr. 1, 15; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 265; Jos., Ant. 11, 56) D 4:8; Dg 6:8. σάρξ (Heraclit. Sto. 74, 1 p. 98, 7 θνητὴ σάρξ of humankind) 2 Cor 4:11. σῶμα (Hyperid. 6, 24; Ps-Pla., Axioch. 11, 370c; Philo, Mut. Nom. 36; Jos., Bell. 7, 344; Orig., C. Cels. 4, 15, 19; 4, 17, 15) Ro 6:12; 8:11. θ. ἐπίνοια Dg 7:1. ὁ θ. the mortal = mere human (Empedocles: Vorsokrat. 31 B 112, 4 ὁ θ.=‘human’ in contrast to θεός; Job 30:23; Pr 3:13; 20:24; Philo, Praem. 87) 1 Cl 39:2; οἱ θ. mortals (Hom. et al.; Sb 4456, 4; 5829, 14; Wsd 9:14) Dg 9:2 (opp. ὁ ἀθάνατος). τὸ θ. (oft. Philo; Did., Gen. 148, 27) 1 Cor 15:53f (opp. ἀθανασία as Philo, Aet. M. 46); 2 Cor 5:4 (opp. ἡ ζωή).—DELG s.v. θάνατος II (cp. the pf. τέθνηκα). M-M [Syll. 365, 10 refers to SIG2=SIG 798, 10 above]. TW.
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