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ἀποκτείνω

apokteinōto killHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀπο-κτείνω

(also in late forms -κτέννω, Matthew 10:28, a1., LTTr., -κτεννύω, Mark 12:5, WH), [in LXX for הָרַג, מוּת ;]

to kill: Matthew 14:5, al.; before instr. ἐν (which see), Ephesians 2:16, Revelation 2:23, al. Metaphorical: Romans 7:11; τ. ἔχθραν, Ephesians 2:16; τὸ γράμμα ἀποκτείνει 2 Corinthians 3:6 (on the perfective force of this verb, see M, Pr., 114)

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

74 total
  1. Matthew 10:28ἀποκτεννόντων · kill; ἀποκτεῖναι · kill
    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  2. Matthew 14:5ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
  3. Matthew 16:21ἀποκτανθῆναι · that He must be killed
    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
  4. Matthew 17:23ἀποκτενοῦσιν · They will kill
    They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
  5. Matthew 21:35ἀπέκτειναν · killed
    But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
  6. Matthew 21:38ἀποκτείνωμεν · let us kill
    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
  7. Matthew 21:39ἀπέκτειναν · killed [him]
    So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
  8. Matthew 22:6ἀπέκτειναν · killed [them]
    The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
  9. Matthew 23:34ἀποκτενεῖτε · you will kill
    Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
  10. Matthew 23:37ἀποκτείνουσα · kills
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  11. Matthew 24:9ἀποκτενοῦσιν · killed
    Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
  12. Matthew 26:4ἀποκτείνωσιν · kill [Him]
    …and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
  13. Mark 3:4ἀποκτεῖναι · to destroy [it]
    And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
  14. Mark 6:19ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
  15. Mark 8:31ἀποκτανθῆναι · [that] He must be killed
    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  16. Mark 9:31ἀποκτενοῦσιν · They will kill; ἀποκτανθεὶς
    …because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”
  17. Mark 10:34ἀποκτενοῦσιν · kill
    …who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
  18. Mark 12:5ἀπέκτειναν · they killed; ἀποκτέννοντες · they killed
    He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
  19. Mark 12:7ἀποκτείνωμεν · let us kill
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  20. Mark 12:8ἀπέκτειναν · killed
    So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
  21. Mark 14:1ἀποκτείνωσιν · [and] kill [Him]
    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  22. Luke 9:22ἀποκτανθῆναι · He must be killed
    “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
  23. Luke 11:47ἀπέκτειναν · [who] killed
    Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
  24. Luke 11:48ἀπέκτειναν · killed
    So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
  25. Luke 11:49ἀποκτενοῦσιν · they will kill
    Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
  26. Luke 12:4ἀποκτεινόντων · kill
    I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
  27. Luke 12:5ἀποκτεῖναι · have been killed
    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  28. Luke 13:4ἀπέκτεινεν · were killed
    Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  29. Luke 13:31ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
  30. Luke 13:34ἀποκτείνουσα · kills
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  31. Luke 18:33ἀποκτενοῦσιν · [and] kill
    They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
  32. Luke 20:14ἀποκτείνωμεν · Let us kill
    But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  33. Luke 20:15ἀπέκτειναν · [and] killed [him]
    So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
  34. John 5:18ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  35. John 7:1ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
  36. John 7:19ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
  37. John 7:20ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  38. John 7:25ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
  39. John 8:22ἀποκτενεῖ · Will He kill
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  40. John 8:37ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
  41. John 8:40ἀποκτεῖναι · to kill
    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
  42. John 11:53ἀποκτείνωσιν · kill
    So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
  43. John 12:10ἀποκτείνωσιν · kill
    So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
  44. John 16:2ἀποκτείνας · kills
    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
  45. John 18:31ἀποκτεῖναι · to execute anyone
    “You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
  46. Acts 3:15ἀπεκτείνατε · You killed
    You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
  47. Acts 7:52ἀπέκτειναν · They even killed
    Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—