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ἀποθνήσκω

apothnēskōto dieHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀπο-θνῄσκω,

[in LXX chiefly for מוּת ;]

to die: of natural death, Mark 5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Matthew 26:35, John 12:33, Hebrews 10:28, al.; of spiritual death, John 6:50, Romans 8:13, al.; with dative ref., Romans 6:2, 10; 14:7, 8, Galatians 2:19; accusative, ὅ, Romans 6:10; before ἐν, Matthew 8:32, John 8:21, 24, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Hebrews 11:37, Revelation 14:13; before ὑπέρ, περί, John 11:50, 51; 18:14, Romans 5:6-8; 14:15, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:10, 1 Peter 3:18; ἀπό, Colossians 2:20; ἐκ, Revelation 8:11; figuratively, 1 Corinthians 15:31 (cf. συν-αποθνήσκω, and V. Milligan, NTD, 258f.; DCG, i, 791b; Cremer, 286; MM, see word; on the perfective force of this verb, M, Pr., 112, 114; and on the distinction bet. present and aor., ib. 113 f.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀποθνήσκω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

111 total
  1. Matthew 8:32ἀπέθανον · died
    “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
  2. Matthew 9:24ἀπέθανεν
    “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
  3. Matthew 22:24ἀποθάνῃ · dies
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
  4. Matthew 22:27ἀπέθανεν · died
    And last of all, the woman died.
  5. Matthew 26:35ἀποθανεῖν · die
    Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
  6. Mark 5:35ἀπέθανεν · is dead
    While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
  7. Mark 5:39ἀπέθανεν · is not dead
    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
  8. Mark 9:26ἀπέθανεν · He is dead
    After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
  9. Mark 12:19ἀποθάνῃ · dies
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  10. Mark 12:20ἀποθνῄσκων · died
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
  11. Mark 12:21ἀπέθανεν
    Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
  12. Mark 12:22ἀπέθανεν · died
    In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
  13. Mark 15:44ἀπέθανεν · [this was so]
    Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
  14. Luke 8:42ἀπέθνῃσκεν · was dying
    …because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
  15. Luke 8:52ἀπέθανεν · she is not dead
    Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
  16. Luke 8:53ἀπέθανεν · she was dead
    And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
  17. Luke 16:22ἀποθανεῖν · died; ἀπέθανεν · died
    One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
  18. Luke 20:28ἀποθάνῃ · dies
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  19. Luke 20:29ἀπέθανεν · [but] died
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
  20. Luke 20:31ἀπέθανον · died
    …and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
  21. Luke 20:32ἀπέθανεν · died
    And last of all, the woman died.
  22. Luke 20:36ἀποθανεῖν · die
    In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
  23. John 4:47ἀποθνήσκειν · to die
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  24. John 4:49ἀποθανεῖν · dies
    “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
  25. John 6:49ἀπέθανον · they died
    Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
  26. John 6:50ἀποθάνῃ · die
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  27. John 6:58ἀπέθανον · died
    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  28. John 8:21ἀποθανεῖσθε · you will die
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  29. John 8:24ἀποθανεῖσθε · you would die; ἀποθανεῖσθε · you will die
    That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  30. John 8:52ἀπέθανεν · died
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  31. John 8:53ἀπέθανεν · died; ἀπέθανον
    Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
  32. John 11:14ἀπέθανεν · is dead
    So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
  33. John 11:16ἀποθάνωμεν · we may die
    Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
  34. John 11:21ἀπέθανεν · would not have died
    Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
  35. John 11:25ἀποθάνῃ · he dies
    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  36. John 11:26ἀποθάνῃ · will never die
    And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
  37. John 11:32ἀπέθανεν · have died
    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  38. John 11:37ἀποθάνῃ · from dying
    But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  39. John 11:50ἀποθάνῃ · die
    You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
  40. John 11:51ἀποθνήσκειν · die
    Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
  41. John 12:24ἀποθάνῃ · [and] dies; ἀποθάνῃ · it dies
    Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  42. John 12:33ἀποθνήσκειν · to die
    He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  43. John 18:14ἀποθανεῖν · died
    Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
  44. John 18:32ἀποθνήσκειν · to die
    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  45. John 19:7ἀποθανεῖν · die
    “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
  46. John 21:23ἀποθνήσκει · die
    Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”