mortal
thnetos describes what is subject to death, especially the body or flesh that is to receive life or immortality.
The term describes what is subject to death, most often bodily existence: flesh or bodies in which life is revealed, sin is not to reign, or life is given. It also describes what is to be clothed with immortality or swallowed up by life.
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Subject to death in bodily existence · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 4:11, the dative singular feminine form qualifies flesh in the clause where Jesus' life may be revealed. In Romans 6:12 and Romans 8:11, dative singular and accusative plural neuter forms qualify body or bodies: sin is not to reign in them, and they are to receive life.
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What is to receive immortality or life · common
In 1 Corinthians 15:53 and 1 Corinthians 15:54, the neuter singular form occurs in clauses where what is subject to death puts on immortality. In 2 Corinthians 5:4, the same form occurs in the statement that what is subject to death may be swallowed up by life.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently uses "mortal" or "mortal bodies" and "mortal flesh" in these verses. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without determining every grammatical relation of the term.