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Lexicon :: Strong's G615 - apokteinō

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ἀποκτείνω
Transliteration
apokteinō (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-ok-ti'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀπό (G575) and kteino (to slay)
mGNT
74x in 23 unique form(s) TR
75x in 23 unique form(s) LXX
165x in 38 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἀποκτείνω apokteínō, ap-ok-ti'-no; from G575 and κτείνω kteínō (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:—put to death, kill, slay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x

The KJV translates Strong's G615 in the following manner: kill (55x), slay (14x), put to death (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x
The KJV translates Strong's G615 in the following manner: kill (55x), slay (14x), put to death (6x).

  1. to kill in any way whatever

    1. to destroy, to allow to perish

  2. metaph. to extinguish, abolish

    1. to inflict mortal death

    2. to deprive of spiritual life and procure eternal misery in hell

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀποκτείνω apokteínō, ap-ok-ti'-no; from G575 and κτείνω kteínō (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:—put to death, kill, slay.
STRONGS G615:
ἀποκτείνω, and Aeolic, -κτέννω (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)]), ἀποκτένω (Griesbach in Matthew 10:28; Luke 12:4), ἀποκταίνω (Lachmann in 2 Corinthians 3:6; Revelation 13:10), ἀποκτέννυντες (Mark 12:5 WH); future ἀποκτενῶ; 1 aorist ἀπέκτεινα; passive, present infinitive ἀποκτέννεσθαι (Revelation 6:11 G L T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἀπεκτάνθην (Bttm. 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; [ἀποκτ. 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: τὴν ἔχθραν, Ephesians 2:16; to inflict moral death, Romans 7:11 (see ἀποθνήσκω, II. 2); to deprive of spiritual life and procure eternal misery, 2 Corinthians 3:6 [Lachmann ἀποκταίνει; see above].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:28; 10:28; 16:21; 22:6
Mark
3:4; 6:19; 9:31; 12:5; 12:5
Luke
12:4; 12:4
John
5:18; 8:22
Acts
3:15
Romans
7:11
2 Corinthians
3:6; 3:6; 3:6
Ephesians
2:16
Revelation
2:13; 2:23; 6:8; 6:11; 13:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G615 matches the Greek ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō),
which occurs 74 times in 70 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 10:28–Act 23:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 - “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 - Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.

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[fn]From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples [clearly] that He must go to Jerusalem, and endure many things at the hands of the elders and the chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be killed, and be raised [from death to life] on the third day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 - and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 - “But the tenants took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:38 - “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This [man] is the heir; come on, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:39 - “So they took the son and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - “The rest [of the invited guests] seized his servants and mistreated them [insulting and humiliating them] and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 -

“Therefore, take notice, I am sending you prophets and wise men [interpreters, teachers] and scribes [men educated in the Mosaic Law and the writings of the prophets]; some of them you will kill and even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, and pursue and persecute from city to city,

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“[fn]O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

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“Then they will hand you over to [endure] tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - He asked them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:19 - Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not,

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And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must [of necessity] suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and must be put to death, and after three days rise [from death to life].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:31 - because He was teaching His disciples [and preparing them for the future]. He told them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies], and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise [from the dead] three days later.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 - “They will mock and ridicule Him and spit on Him, and whip (scourge) Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise [from the dead].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:5 - “And he sent another, and that one they killed; then many others—some they beat and some they killed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:7 - “But those tenants said to each other, ‘This man is the heir! Come on, let us kill him [and destroy the evidence], and his inheritance will be ours!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:8 - “So they took him and killed him, and threw his body outside the vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 -

It was now two days before the Passover and [the festival of] Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were searching for a deceitful way to arrest Jesus and kill Him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be put to death, and on the third day be raised up [from death to life].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - “Woe to you! For you repair or build [fn]tombs for the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - “So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers, because they [actually] killed them, and you repair or build their tombs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - “For this reason also the wisdom of God said [in the Scriptures], ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will put to death and some they will persecute,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:4 -

“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 - “But I will point out to you whom you should fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority and power to hurl [you] into [fn]hell; yes, I say to you, [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - “Or do you assume that [fn]those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed were worse sinners than all the others who live in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:31 -

At that very hour some Pharisees came up and said to Him, “Leave and go away from here, because Herod [Antipas] wants to kill You.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:34 - “[fn]O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I have wanted to gather your children together [around Me], just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were not willing!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:33 - and after they have scourged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise [from the dead].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:14 - “But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves, saying, ‘This [man] is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:15 - “So they threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 - This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him, for not only was He breaking the Sabbath [from their viewpoint], but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:1 -

After this, Jesus walked [from place to place] in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:19 -

“Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law. Why do you want to kill Me [for not keeping it]?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:20 - The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”

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Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, “Is this not the Man they want to kill?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:22 - So the Jews were asking [among themselves], “Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:37 - “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you plan to kill Me, because My word has no place [to grow] in you [and it makes no change in your heart].

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 - “But as it is, you want to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:53 - So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10 - So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 - “They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31 - Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and judge Him according to your own law.” The Jews said, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 - “But you killed the Prince (Author, Originator, Source) of life, whom God raised [bodily] from the dead. To this [fact] we are witnesses [for we have seen the risen Christ].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 - “Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who proclaimed beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - Now while they were trying to kill him, word came to the commander of the [Roman] garrison that all Jerusalem was in a state of upheaval.

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Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath not to taste anything [neither food nor drink] until we have killed Paul.

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