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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 75 times in 71 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 10:28–Act 23:12)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 -

“Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 -

Though Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd since they regarded John as a prophet.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 -

From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 -

“They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 -

“The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:38 -

“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:39 -

“So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 -

“while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 -

“This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:37 -

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks[fn] under her wings, but you were not willing!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 -

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 -

and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 -

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill? ” But they were silent.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:19 -

So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 -

Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:31 -

For he was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed[fn] into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after he is killed, he will rise three days later.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 -

“and they will mock him, spit on him, flog[fn] him, and kill him, and he will rise after three days.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:5 -

“Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; some they beat, and others they killed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:7 -

“But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:8 -

“So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 -

It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a cunning way to arrest Jesus and kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 -

saying, “It is necessary that the Son of Man suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 -

“Woe to you! You build tombs[fn] for the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 -

“Therefore, you are witnesses that you approve[fn] the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 -

“Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:4 -

“I say to you, my friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 -

“But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 -

“Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed ​— ​do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:31 -

At that time some Pharisees came and told him, “Go, get out of here. Herod wants to kill you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:34 -

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:33 -

“and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:14 -

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:15 -

“So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:16 -

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus[fn] because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 -

This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:1 -

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since he did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:19 -

“Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:20 -

“You have a demon! ” the crowd responded. “Who is trying to kill you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:25 -

Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:22 -

So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill himself, will he, since he says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:37 -

“I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 -

“But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:53 -

So from that day on they plotted to kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10 -

But the chief priests had decided to kill Lazarus also,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 -

“They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31 -

Pilate told them, “You take him and judge him according to your law.”

“It’s not legal for us to put anyone to death,” the Jews declared.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 -

“You killed the source[fn] of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 -

“Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 -

As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:12 -

When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.


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