Strong G599ἀποθνήσκω

to die

Transliteration
apothnēskō
Pronunciation
ap-oth-nace'-ko
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G575 and G2348; to die off (literally or figuratively): - be dead death die lie a-dying be slain (X with).

Detailed definition

ἀπο-θνῄσκω,
[in LXX chiefly for מוּת;]
to die: of natural death, Mrk.5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mat.26:35, Jhn.12:33, Heb.10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jhn.6:50, Rom.8:13, al.; with dative ref., Rom.6:2, 10 14:7, 8, Gal.2:19; accusative, ὅ, Rom.6:10; before ἐν, Mat.8:32, Jhn.8:21, 24 1Co.15:22, Heb.11:37, Rev.14:13; before ὑπέρ, περί, Jhn.11:50, 51 18:14, Rom.5:6-8 14:15, 1Co.15:3, 2Co.5:15, 1Th.5:10, 1Pe.3:18; ἀπό, Col.2:20; ἐκ, Rev.8:11; figuratively, 1Co.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.).
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In the Bible

Strong G599 appears in 99 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • die65
  • be22
  • dead7
  • being2
  • dieth2
  • dying2
  • shall2
  • should2
  • ye2
  • death1
  • have1
  • perish1

First verses

  1. Matthew 8:32
    And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
  2. Matthew 9:24
    He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
  3. Matthew 22:24
    Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
  4. Matthew 22:27
    And last of all the woman died also.
  5. Matthew 26:35
    Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
  6. Mark 5:35
    While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
  7. Mark 5:39
    And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
  8. Mark 9:26
    And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
  9. Mark 12:19
    Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
  10. Mark 12:20
    Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
  11. Mark 12:21
    And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
  12. Mark 12:22
    And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
  13. Mark 15:44
    And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
  14. Luke 8:42
    For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
  15. Luke 8:52
    And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
  16. Luke 8:53
    And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
  17. Luke 16:22
    And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
  18. Luke 20:28
    Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
  19. Luke 20:29
    There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
  20. Luke 20:30
    And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀποθνήσκω,
future -θᾰνοῦμαι, Ionic dialect -θανέομαι or -εῦμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.143, 7.134:)] —strengthened for θνῄσκω, die, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below), 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.27, and once in Trag. (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578.6))]; in Comedy texts and Prose the usual form of the present; σεῦ ἀποτεθνηῶτος[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.432; ἀποθνῄσκων περὶ φασγάνῳ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.424; βόες δ᾽ ἀποτέθνασαν ἤδη 12.393; ἐκ τῶν τρωμάτων 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.63; ὑπὸ λιμοῦ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.126: with _dative_, βρόμῳ κεραυνοῦ Pi.[same place])]; νόσῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.84: with _accusative_ _cognate_, θάνατον ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.8.3, etc.; εἰς ἕτερον ζῆν ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 365d)]; to be ready to die, of laughter, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 15; ἀ. τῷ δέει 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Magna Moralia” 1191a35.)]
II serving as passive of ἀποκτείνω, to be put to death, slain, ὑπό τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.137, 7.154)]; especially by judicial sentence, ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 93, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 29d, 32d, +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1397a30 (variant).)]
III renounce, νόμῳ[NT (NT.Gal.2.19; ἀπό τινος NT.Col.2.20.)]