Strong G1606ἐκπνέω
to expire
- Transliteration
- ekpneō
- Pronunciation
- ek-pneh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐκ-πνέω, -ῶ,
to breathe out; sc. βίον, ψυχήν (expressed in cl., Æsch., al.; cf. LS, see word), to breathe one's last, expire: Mrk.15:37, 39 Luk.23:46. For force of aorist, see Swete, Mrk.15:37.†
(AS)
to breathe out; sc. βίον, ψυχήν (expressed in cl., Æsch., al.; cf. LS, see word), to breathe one's last, expire: Mrk.15:37, 39 Luk.23:46. For force of aorist, see Swete, Mrk.15:37.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1606 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- give3
First verses
- Mark 15:37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
- Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Luke 23:46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκ-πνέω,
Epic dialect ἐκ-πνείω [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD(?): Quintus Smyrnaeus Epicus 1.349)], imperfect -είεσκον [Refs ([prev. author] 13.148:)]future -πνεύσομαι or -οῦμαι:— breathe out or forth, κεραυνὸς ἐκπνέων φλόγα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 361; ἐ. ἀράς τινι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 876; ἐ. θυμόν [prev. author] “Ba.” 620: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 100.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 112b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 492b6.)]
2 βίον ἐ. breathe one's last, expire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1493 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 142; ἐ. ψυχήν [prev. author] “Or.” 1163; alone, ὑφ᾽ οὗ φονέως ἄρ᾽ ἐξέπνευσας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1026; πρός τινος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 886 (_anapaest meter_): _absolutely_, [prev. author] “Hyps.fragment” 60i38, 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus 4.6)]: metaphorically, lose power, [Refs (Gp. 15.1.28)]; lose lustre, of pearls, [Refs (“PHolm.” 10.18.)]
3 lose breath, of a runner, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1409a32.)]
II absolutely, cease blowing, become calm, [ὁ δῆμος] ἴσως ἂν ἐκπνεύσειε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 700)]; τὰ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἐκπέπνευκε καὶ λελώφηκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 942.)]
II.2 blow out or outwards, of a wind, ἔσωθεν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.36; ἐκ τοῦ κόλπου 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.84, compare 6.104)]; burst out, σμικροῦ νέφους..ἐκπνεύσας μέγας χειμών [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1148)]; but simply, blow, of wind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 365a4, “Pr.” 947a31.)]
Epic dialect ἐκ-πνείω [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD(?): Quintus Smyrnaeus Epicus 1.349)], imperfect -είεσκον [Refs ([prev. author] 13.148:)]future -πνεύσομαι or -οῦμαι:— breathe out or forth, κεραυνὸς ἐκπνέων φλόγα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 361; ἐ. ἀράς τινι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 876; ἐ. θυμόν [prev. author] “Ba.” 620: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 100.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 112b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 492b6.)]
2 βίον ἐ. breathe one's last, expire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1493 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 142; ἐ. ψυχήν [prev. author] “Or.” 1163; alone, ὑφ᾽ οὗ φονέως ἄρ᾽ ἐξέπνευσας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1026; πρός τινος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 886 (_anapaest meter_): _absolutely_, [prev. author] “Hyps.fragment” 60i38, 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus 4.6)]: metaphorically, lose power, [Refs (Gp. 15.1.28)]; lose lustre, of pearls, [Refs (“PHolm.” 10.18.)]
3 lose breath, of a runner, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1409a32.)]
II absolutely, cease blowing, become calm, [ὁ δῆμος] ἴσως ἂν ἐκπνεύσειε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 700)]; τὰ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἐκπέπνευκε καὶ λελώφηκεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 942.)]
II.2 blow out or outwards, of a wind, ἔσωθεν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.36; ἐκ τοῦ κόλπου 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.84, compare 6.104)]; burst out, σμικροῦ νέφους..ἐκπνεύσας μέγας χειμών [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1148)]; but simply, blow, of wind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 365a4, “Pr.” 947a31.)]