mourir, mort, mortel, mort

Définition :

Le terme "mort" désigne le fait d’être physiquement mort plutôt que vivant.

"Mourir" signifie cesser de vivre. La mort est la fin de la vie physique.
L'expression "mettre à mort" fait référence au fait de tuer ou d'assassiner quelqu'un, en particulier lorsqu'un roi ou un autre dirigeant donne l'ordre de tuer quelqu'un.

Spiritual death is the separation of a person from God.
Adam died spiritually when he disobeyed God. His relationship with God was broken. He became ashamed and tried to hide from God.
Every descendant of Adam is a sinner, and is spiritually dead. God makes us spiritually alive again when we have faith in Jesus Christ.

To translate this term, it is best to use the everyday, natural word or expression in the target language that refers to death.
In some languages, to “die” may be expressed as to “not live.” The term “dead” may be translated as “not alive” or “not having any life” or “not living.”
Many languages use figurative expressions to describe death, such as to “pass away” in English. However, in the Bible it is best to use the most direct term for death that is used in everyday language.
In the Bible, physical life and death are often compared to spiritual life and death. It is important in a translation to use the same word or phrase for both physical death and spiritual death.
In some languages it may be more clear to say “spiritual death” when the context requires that meaning. Some translators may also feel it is best to say “physical death” in contexts where it is being contrasted to spiritual death.
The expression “the dead” is a nominal adjective that refers to people who have died. Some languages will translate this as “dead people” or “people who have died.” (See: nominal adjective)
The expression “put to death” could also be translated as “kill” or “murder” or “execute.”

(Voir aussi : (../kt/believe.md), (../kt/faith.md), (../kt/life.md), (../kt/spirit.md))