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Lexicon :: Strong's G2348 - thnēskō

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θνῄσκω
Transliteration
thnēskō (Key)
Pronunciation
thnay'-sko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano {than'-o} (which is used for it only in certain tenses)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:7,312

Strong’s Definitions

θνήσκω thnḗskō, thnay'-sko; a strengthened form of a simpler primary θάνω thánō than'-o (which is used for it only in certain tenses); to die (literally or figuratively):—be dead, die.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2348 in the following manner: be dead (10x), die (1x), dead man (1x), dead (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2348 in the following manner: be dead (10x), die (1x), dead man (1x), dead (1x).

  1. to die, to be dead

  2. metaph. to be spiritually dead

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θνήσκω thnḗskō, thnay'-sko; a strengthened form of a simpler primary θάνω thánō than'-o (which is used for it only in certain tenses); to die (literally or figuratively):—be dead, die.
STRONGS G2348:
θνήσκω: perfect τέθνηκα, infinitive τεθνάναι and L T Tr WH τεθνηκέναι (in Acts 14:19), participle τεθνηκώς; pluperfect 3 person singular ἐτεθνήκει (John 11:21 Rec.); [from Homer down]; Sept. for מוּת; to die; perfect to be dead: Matthew 2:20; Mark 15:44; Luke 7:12 [L brackets]; Luke 8:49; John 11:21, Rec. in John 11:39 and John 11:41, 44; John 12:1 [T WH omit; L Tr brackets]; John 19:33; Acts 14:19; Acts 25:19; metaphorically, of the loss of spiritual life: ζῶσα τέθνηκε, i. e. κἄν δοκῇ ζῆν ταύτην τὴν αἰσθητὴν ζωήν, τέθνηκε κατὰ πνεῦμα (Theoph.): 1 Timothy 5:6 (Philo de secular § 10 ζῶντες ἔνιοι τεθνήκασι καὶ τεθνηκότες ζῶσι).
[Compare: ἀπο-, συναποθνήσκω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:20
Mark
15:44
Luke
7:12; 8:49
John
11:21; 11:21; 11:39; 11:41; 11:44; 12:1; 19:33
Acts
14:19; 14:19; 25:19
1 Timothy
5:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2348 matches the Greek θνῄσκω (thnēskō),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:49 - While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:21 - Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:41 - So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:44 - And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:1 - Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:33 - But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19 - Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:19 - Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:6 - But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.
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