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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

KJV (83)

Matthew 14

Mark 11

Luke 13

John 16

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 18

NAS (80)

Matthew 14

Mark 12

Luke 12

John 14

Acts 7

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

HCS (74)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

BSB (74)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 12

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

ESV (62)

Matthew 9

Mark 7

Luke 9

John 11

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 15

WEB (80)

Matthew 13

Mark 11

Luke 12

John 16

Acts 6

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

Revelation 17

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

NAS (80)

KILLED 1

death 6

kill 33

killed 28

killing 1

kills 5

put 6

HCS (74)

Him, they will kill 1

after He is killed 1

and killed 1

be killed 1

death 1

him, killed 1

kill 1

killed 5

they killed 1

they will kill 2

to kill 5

was killed 1

who kill 2

who kills 3

you will kill 1

I will kill 1

Let's kill 1

They will kill 2

You killed 1

and kill 1

and they killed 1

be killed 5

is to be killed 1

kill 8

killed 4

kills 1

let's kill 2

they had killed 1

they have killed 1

to death 2

to kill 9

was killed 1

we have killed 1

were killed 2

who killed 1

will be killed 1

BSB (74)

* 1

He extinguished 1

He must be killed 1

I will strike 1

Let us kill 1

They even killed 1

They will kill 2

Will He kill 1

You killed 1

[and] kill 1

[and] kill [Him] 1

[and] killed [him] 1

[that] He must be killed 1

[who] killed 1

be killed 2

have been killed 1

is to die 1

kill 10

kill [Him] 1

killed 6

killed [him] 1

killed [them] 1

kills 4

let us kill 2

put [me] to death 1

that He must be killed 1

they had killed 1

they have killed 1

they killed 2

they will kill 1

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

you will kill 1

ESV (62)

death 5

kill 26

kill him 1

killed 21

killing 1

kills 3

slain 4

strike 1

WEB (80)

* 3

I will kill 1

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

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

RAH

V-AAD2P 6

V-AAD2S 4

V-AAI1S 9

V-AAI2P 5

V-AAI2S 6

V-AAI3P 26

V-AAI3S 43

V-AAN 32

V-AAPASM 1

V-AAPDSM 1

V-AAPNSM 1

V-AAS1P 3

V-AAS1S 1

V-AAS2S 2

V-AAS3P 2

V-FAI1S 11

V-FAI2P 5

V-FAI2S 4

V-FAI3P 4

V-FAI3S 8

V-IMI3P 1

V-PAI3P 2

V-PAN 2

V-PAPNPM 2

V-PAPNSM 1

V-XAI1S 1

V-XAI2P 1

V-XAI3P 1

ANT

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

BEZ

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

BGB

V-AIA-2P 1

V-AIA-3P 10

V-AIA-3S 2

V-AIP-3P 4

V-AIP-3S 1

V-ANA 16

V-ANP 6

V-APA-GMP 1

V-APA-NMS 2

V-APP-NMS 1

V-ASA-1P 4

V-ASA-3P 8

V-ASP-3P 1

V-FIA-1S 1

V-FIA-2P 1

V-FIA-3P 6

V-FIA-3S 2

V-PIA-3S 1

V-PNM/P 1

V-PPA-GMP 2

V-PPA-NMP 1

V-PPA-VFS 2

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 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

BYZ

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

ELZ

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

NA26

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

SBL

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

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 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

TIS

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

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 15

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 6

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 2

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NSF 2

V-PAS-1P 3

V-PPN 1

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

απεκτάγκατε απεκτανθη απεκτάνθη ἀπεκτάνθη απεκτανθησαν απεκτάνθησαν ἀπεκτάνθησαν απέκτεινα απέκτεινά απεκτειναν απέκτειναν ἀπέκτειναν απέκτεινας απέκτεινάς απεκτεινατε απεκτείνατε ἀπεκτείνατε απέκτεινε απέκτεινέ απεκτεινεν απέκτεινεν ἀπέκτεινεν απεκτέννοντο απέκτενον αποκτανθεις αποκτανθείς ἀποκτανθεὶς αποκτανθηναι αποκτανθήναι ἀποκτανθῆναι αποκτανθώσι αποκτανθωσιν ἀποκτανθῶσιν αποκτειναι αποκτείναι αποκτείναί ἀποκτεῖναι αποκτείναντα αποκτείναντι αποκτειναντων αποκτεινάντων ἀποκτεινάντων αποκτεινας αποκτείνας ἀποκτείνας αποκτείνατε αποκτεινει αποκτείνει ἀποκτείνει αποκτείνειν αποκτείνεσθαι αποκτείνης απόκτεινον απόκτεινόν αποκτείνοντες αποκτεινοντων αποκτεινόντων ἀποκτεινόντων αποκτεινουσα ἀποκτείνουσα αποκτεινούσιν αποκτείνω αποκτεινωμεν αποκτείνωμεν ἀποκτείνωμεν αποκτείνων αποκτείνωσι αποκτεινωσιν αποκτείνωσιν ἀποκτείνωσιν αποκτενει αποκτενεί ἀποκτενεῖ αποκτενείς αποκτενειτε αποκτενείτε ἀποκτενεῖτε ἀποκτέννει αποκτεννεσθαι ἀποκτέννεσθαι ἀποκτέννοντες ἀποκτεννόντων αποκτεννυντες ἀποκτέννυντες αποκτενούσα αποκτένουσα αποκτενούσι αποκτενούσί αποκτενουσιν αποκτενούσιν ἀποκτενοῦσιν αποκτενω αποκτενώ ἀποκτενῶ apektanthe apektanthē apektánthe apektánthē apektanthesan apektanthēsan apektánthesan apektánthēsan apekteinan apékteinan apekteinate apekteínate apekteinen apékteinen apoktantheis apoktantheìs apoktanthenai apoktanthênai apoktanthēnai apoktanthē̂nai apoktanthosin apoktanthôsin apoktanthōsin apoktanthō̂sin apokteinai apokteînai apokteinanton apokteinantōn apokteinánton apokteinántōn apokteinas apokteínas apokteinomen apokteinōmen apokteínomen apokteínōmen apokteinonton apokteinontōn apokteinónton apokteinóntōn apokteinosin apokteinōsin apokteínosin apokteínōsin apokteinousa apokteínousa apoktenei apokteneî apokteneite apokteneîte apoktennei apokténnei apoktennesthai apokténnesthai apoktennontes apokténnontes apoktennonton apoktennontōn apoktennónton apoktennóntōn apokteno apoktenô apoktenō apoktenō̂ apoktenousin apoktenoûsin