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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #615 - ἀποκτείνω

Transliteration

apokteínō

Phonetics

ap-ok-ti'-no

Origin

from (G575) and kteino (to slay)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to kill in any way whatever
1. to destroy, to allow to perish
metaph. to extinguish, abolish
1. to inflict mortal death
2. to deprive of spiritual life and procure eternal misery in hell

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2026 ‑ הָרַג (haw‑rag'); 2763 ‑ חָרַם (khaw‑ram'); 4191 ‑ מוּת (mooth); 5221 ‑ נָכָה (naw‑kaw'); 5647 ‑ עָבַד (aw‑bad'); 6202 ‑ עָרַף (aw‑raf'); 6293 ‑ פָּגַע (paw‑gah'); 6789 ‑ צָמַת (tsaw‑math'); 6991 ‑ קָטַל (kaw‑tal'); 7971 ‑ שָׁלַח (shaw‑lakh');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (79)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 15

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 17

BSB (73)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

CSB (73)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

ESV (74)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

KJV (83)

Matthew 14

Mark 11

Luke 13

John 16

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 18

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (86)

Matthew 15

Mark 13

Luke 12

John 16

Acts 8

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 3

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

N95 (80)

Matthew 14

Mark 12

Luke 12

John 14

Acts 7

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

NAS (86)

Matthew 14

Mark 12

Luke 12

John 14

Acts 7

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

NLT (70)

Matthew 17

Mark 16

Luke 17

John 19

Acts 11

Romans 4

1 Thessalonians 4

Revelation 26

WEB (80)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 16

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 17

YLT (73)

Matthew 13

Mark 10

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

ASV (79)

and 1

and killed 2

any man shall kill 1

be killed 5

fain kill 1

had killed 1

having slain 1

he be killed 1

he hath killed 1

he kill 1

i will kill 1

kill 4

kill him 1

killed 8

killed him 1

killed them 1

killeth 3

killing 1

let us kill 2

of them that kill 1

put him to death 1

shall kill 2

shall ye kill 1

should be killed 1

slew me 1

that killeth 1

them that kill 1

there were killed 1

they have killed 1

they killed 2

they might put 2

they shall kill 3

they should 1

they should kill 1

to death 3

to kill 11

to put 1

us kill 1

was killed 1

we have killed 1

were 1

were killed 1

when he is killed 1

ye to kill 1

BSB (73)

and kill 1

and kill him 1

and killed him 1

be killed 2

have been killed 1

he extinguished 1

he must be killed 1

i will strike 1

is to die 1

kill 10

kill him 1

killed 6

killed him 1

killed them 1

kills 4

let us kill 3

put me to death 1

that he must be killed 2

they even killed 1

they had killed 1

they have killed 1

they killed 2

they will kill 3

to be killed 1

to destroy it 1

to execute anyone 1

to kill 12

was killed 2

we have killed 1

were killed 3

were not killed 1

who killed 1

will he kill 1

you killed 1

you will kill 1

CSB (73)

death 3

kill 36

killed 30

kills 4

ESV (74)

death 6

kill 29

kill him 1

killed 25

killing 1

kills 3

put 1

slain 4

slew 2

some 1

strike 1

KJV (83)

death 6

kill 28

killed 21

killest 2

killeth 3

put 5

should 1

slain 7

slay 3

slew 4

some 1

was 1

were 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (86)

death 6

kill 33

killed 29

killing 1

kills 5

put 6

to 6

N95 (80)

death 6

kill 33

killed 29

killing 1

kills 5

put 6

NAS (86)

death 6

kill 32

killed 29

killing 2

kills 5

put 6

to 6

NLT (70)

death 2

destroy 1

die 5

died 1

execute 1

kill 30

killed 21

kills 2

martyred 3

murdered 3

touch 1

WEB (80)

and 1

and killed 1

anyone is to be killed 1

be killed 6

had killed 1

having killed 1

he has killed 1

he kill 1

i will kill 1

kill 4

kill him 1

killed 10

killed him 1

killed me 1

killed them 1

killing 1

kills 3

power 1

put 1

put him to death 1

they have killed 1

they killed 1

they might kill 1

they might put 1

they will kill 3

those who kill 2

to be killed 1

to death 3

to kill 15

to put 1

was killed 1

we have killed 1

were 1

were killed 2

when he is killed 1

who kills 1

will kill 1

you will kill 1

YLT (73)

be killed 1

come, we may kill 1

did slay [me 1

doth kill 2

having been killed 1

having slain 1

him, they might kill him 1

i will kill 1

kill 4

kill [him 1

killed 6

killed him 1

killing 4

put to death 1

shall kill 1

slay [them 1

that art killing 1

that is killing 1

that they may be killed 1

they did kill 2

they killed 4

they may kill 4

they shall kill 3

they should kill 1

to be killed 4

to be put to death 1

to death 2

to kill 12

was put to death 1

we have killed 1

we may kill 2

were killed 1

who hath killed 1

will he kill 1

ye did kill 1

ye will kill 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 18

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 4

V-PPN 1

ANT

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 17

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

BEZ

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN- 16

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 4

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN- 6

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-VSF 2

V-PPN- 1

BGB

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 8

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 16

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 6

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 4

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 2

V-PPN 1

BMT

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 8

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 16

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 6

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 3

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NSF 6

V-PAS-1P 2

V-PPN 1

BYZ

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 17

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

ELZ

P-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 12

V-AAPGPM 1

V-AAPNSM 2

V-AAS-1P 4

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 6

V-APPNSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 5

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPVSF 2

V-PPN 1

NA26

V-1AASP 4

V-1FAIS 1

V-2AAIP 1

V-2FAIP 1

V-3AAIP 10

V-3AAIS 2

V-3AASP 8

V-3APIP 4

V-3APIS 1

V-3APSP 1

V-3FAIP 6

V-3FAIS 2

V-3PAIS 1

V-AAN 16

V-AAPGPM 1

V-AAPNSM 2

V-APN 6

V-APPNSM 1

V-PAPGPM 2

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSF 2

V-PPN 1

SBL

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 17

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

SCV

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 17

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

STV

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 16

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

TIS

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 17

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 1

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 16

V-AAP-GPM 1

V-AAP-NSM 2

V-AAS-1P 4

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 5

V-APP-NSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 6

V-FAI-3S 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAP-GPM 2

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-VSF 2

V-PPN 1

TRG

P-GPM 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 10

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 16

V-AAPGPM 1

V-AAPNSM 2

V-AAS-1P 4

V-AAS-3P 8

V-API-3P 4

V-API-3S 1

V-APN 6

V-APPNSM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FAI-2P 1

V-FAI-3P 5

V-FAI-3S 2

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPVSF 2

V-PPN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀποκτείνω

(later -κτέννω (q. v.): -κταίνω 2 Corinthians 3:6, etc.), fut. -κτενῶ, Ion. -κτενέω Hdt. 3.30: aor. 1 ἀπέκτεινα Il.: pf. ἀπέκτονα Isoc. 12.66, Pl. Ap. 38c, X. Ap. 29, D. 22.2; plpf. 3 pl. -εκτόνεσαν Id. 19.148, Ion. 3 sg. -εκτόνεε Hdt. 5.67; later ἀπεκτόνηκα Arist. SE 182b19, Parth. 24.2, Plu. Tim. 16; also ἀπέκταγκα Men. 344, Arist. Pol. 1324b16, 18, LXX 1 Samuel 24:12, etc.; ἀπέκτᾰκα Plb. 11.18.10: aor. 2 -έκτᾰνον Il., poet. 1 pl. ἀπέκταμεν Od. 23.121, inf. -κτάμεναι, -κτάμεν, Il. 20.165, 5.675: — Pass., late (ἀποθνήσκω being used as the Pass. by correct writers), pres. in Palaeph. 7: aor. ἀπεκτάνθην D.C. 65.4, LXX 1 Maccabees 2:9 : aor. 2 inf. ἀποκτανῆναι Gal. 14.284: pf. inf. ἀπεκτάνθαι Plb. 7.7.4, LXX 2 Maccabees 4:36 : — but aor. Med. in pass. sense ἀπέκτατο Il. 15.437, 17.472; part. ἀποκτάμενος 4.494, etc.; cf. ἀποκτείνυμι: —

1. stronger form of κτείνω, kill, slay, , Ion., and the prevailing form in Att. (cf. ἀποθνήσκω): once in A. Ag. 1250, never in S., freq. in E., Hec. 1244, al.

2. of judges, condemn to death, Antipho 5.92, Pl. Ap. 30d sq., etc.; also of the accuser, And. 4.37, X. HG 2.3.21, Th. 6.61; put to death, Hdt. 6.4: generally of the law, Pl. Prt. 325b.

3. metaph., τὸ σεμνὸν ὥς μ' ἀ. τὸ σόν E. Hipp. 1064; σὺ μή μ' ἀπόκτειν) Id. Or. 1027.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀποκτείνω, and Aeolic, ἀποκτέννω (Matthew 10:28 L T Tr; Mark 12:5 G L T Tr; Luke 12:4 L T Tr; 2 Corinthians 3:6 T Tr; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 507f; (Tdf. Proleg., p. 79); Winers Grammar, 83 (79); (Buttmann, 61 (54))), ἀποκτενῶ (Griesbach in Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:4), ἀποκταίνω (Lachmann in 2 Corinthians 3:6; Revelation 13:10), ἀποκτεννυντες (Mark 12:5 WH); future ἀποκτενῶ; 1 aorist ἀπέκτεινα; passive, present infinitive ἀποκτέννεσθαι (Revelation 6:11 G L T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἀπεκτάνθην (Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 227; Winers Grammar, the passage cited; (Buttmann, 41 (35f))); (from Homer down);

1. properly, to kill in any way whatever (ἀπό i. e. so as to put out of the way; cf. (English to kill off), German abschlachten): Matthew 16:21; Matthew 22:6; Mark 6:19; Mark 9:31; John 5:18; John 8:22; Acts 3:15; Revelation 2:13, and very often; (ἀποκτενῶ ἐν θανάτῳ, Revelation 2:23; Revelation 6:8, cf. Buttmann, 184 (159); Winers Grammar, 339 (319)). to destroy (allow to perish): Mark 3:4 (yet others take it here absolutely, to kill).

2. metaphorically, to extinguish, abolish: τήν ἐχτραν, Ephesians 2:16; to inflict moral death, Romans 7:11 (see ἀποθνῄσκω, II. 2); to deprive of spiritual life and procure eternal misery, 2 Corinthians 3:6 (Lachmann ἀποκταινει; see above).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀπο -κτείνω

(also in late forms -κτέννω , Matthew 10:28, a1., LTTr., -κτεννύω , Mark 12:5, WH),

[in LXX for H2026, H4191;]

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

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Magd 4.5 (iii/B.C.) ἀπέκτειναν, P Par 23.6 (B.C. 165) ἀποκτῖναι, ib. II verso .2 (B.C. 157) ἀποκτέναι (see Mayser, p. 70). The verb only occurs eleven times in Syll index. In later papyri we can quote P Oxy VI. 903.6 (iv/A.D.) ἀποκτίνας αὐτοὺς τῶν π [λ ]ηγῶν ";half killed them with blows"; (Edd.), PSI 27.21 (v/A.D., Acts of a martyr), P Lips I. 40iii. 2 (law report, iv/v A.D.) ἠθέλησεν αὐτὸν ἀποκρῖναι (sic), P Gen I. 49.20 (iv/A.D.) [π ]ληγες ἀπέ [κτ ]εινάν με —as in P Oxy VI. 903, the complainant was obviously not ";kilt entoirely";! P Lond 240.10 (A.D. 346) (= II. p. 278) ἀπέκτινέν μέ τε εἰ μή γ᾽ ἐς φυγὴν ἐχρησάμην, BGU IV. 1024iii. 30 (iv/v A.D.) ξίφι ἀπέκ [τεινε. For five centuries then we have no trace of this supposed common verb from popular sources : yet in the middle of this period it abounds in the NT texts, developing a whole series of curious forms in the present stem. Meanwhile it was flourishing in literature, to which perhaps it owes its return to the popular speech in the Byzantine age. A more extensive search in the ruder inscriptions outside Egypt is desirable, as it might prove that the word was in popular use in other countries. Indeed the NT itself is evidence of this.

List of Word Forms

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