πτῶμα

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corpse

πτῶμα -τος , τό (πίπτω), [in LXX: Jdg.14:8 (מַפֶּלֶת), Job.16:15 (14) (פֶּרֶץ), Isa.51:19 (שֹׁד), Jdth.8:19 , Wis.4:18 , al. ;] __1. a fall, metaphorically, a misfortune, calamity (Trag., Plat., Polyb., al.; LXX). __2. That which has fallen ; __(a) of buildings, a ruin (Polyb.); __(b) of living creatures, in cl. (poët. only) usually with genitive, νεκρῶν, etc., but also absol., as in late writers and NT, a fallen body, a carcase, corpse : Mat.14:12 24:28 , Mrk.15:45 ; π. αὐτοῦ, Mrk.6:29; αὐτῶν, Rev.11:8-9 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr. , 472 f.).† (AS)