Ptoma denotes a dead body, whether given for burial, left exposed, or marked as the place where eagles gather.

The term consistently denotes a dead body: it is taken up and buried in Matthew 14:12 and Mark 6:29, given to Joseph in Mark 15:45, lies in a city street in Revelation 11:8, and is the location of gathering eagles in Matthew 24:28.

1. A dead body in burial or exposure · dominant

   The term names the body taken for burial in Matthew 14:12 and Mark 6:29 and the body given to Joseph in Mark 15:45; in each verse it is accusative singular within an action of taking or giving. As a nominative singular, it identifies the body where eagles gather in Matthew 24:28 and the body lying in the city's street in Revelation 11:8; Revelation 11:9 also speaks of the body or bodies not being permitted burial. In Matthew 14:12 the APB renders the clause "took up the body, and buried it," while in Revelation 11:8 it renders "their corpse lies on the wide street."

   Matthew 14:12Mark 6:29Mark 15:45Matthew 24:28Revelation 11:8Revelation 11:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "corpse" in Mark 15:45, Matthew 24:28, and Revelation 11:8, but uses "body" in Mark 6:29 and Matthew 14:12. Revelation 11:9 has both "their corpse" and "their corpses"; these are translation renderings rather than word-by-word alignments.