Thanatoo describes causing death, being killed, or putting bodily actions to death in Scripture.

The verb most often occurs where people seek, intend, or are said to cause another’s death; it also describes persons being killed and, in Romans 8:13, the putting to death of the body’s actions.

1. Causing or seeking another's death · dominant

   Future active forms occur where family members are said to put others to death in Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12, and Luke 21:16. In Mark 14:55, Matthew 26:59, and Matthew 27:1, the aorist active infinitive or subjunctive stands in clauses about seeking testimony or taking counsel against Jesus; the APB renders these clauses with “put him to death” or “kill him.”

   Matthew 10:21Mark 13:12Luke 21:16Mark 14:55Matthew 26:59Matthew 27:1
2. Being killed or brought into death · common

   In 1 Peter 3:18, the aorist passive participle occurs in the contrast between being put to death in the flesh and being made alive in the spirit. Romans 8:36 has a first-person plural present passive indicative in the quotation about being killed all day long, while 2 Corinthians 6:9 uses a present passive participle alongside the contrast that they are not killed; Romans 7:4 uses an aorist passive indicative in the statement that the readers have died to the law.

   1 Peter 3:182 Corinthians 6:9Romans 7:4Romans 8:36
3. Putting the body's actions to death · rare

   Romans 8:13 uses a present active indicative in the conditional contrast between living according to the flesh and putting to death the actions of the body. The APB renders the clause, “if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body you will live.”

   Romans 8:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses “put to death,” “kill,” “being killed,” “having been put to death,” and “have died.” These renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for each form.