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Lexicon :: Strong's G615 - apokteinō

Strong's

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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)

Greek Inflections of ἀποκτείνω [?]

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 Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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].

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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

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Strong's Number G615 matches the Greek ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Mat 10:28 - And fear not them which kill^G615 the body, but are not able to kill^G615 the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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Mat 14:5 - And when he would have put^G615 ➔ him to death,^G615 he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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Mat 16:21 - From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed,^G615 and be raised again the third day.

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Mat 17:23 - And they shall kill^G615 him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:35

Mat 21:35 - And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed^G615 another, and stoned another.

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Mat 21:38 - But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill^G615 him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

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Mat 21:39 - And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew^G615 him.

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Mat 22:6 - And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew^G615 them.

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Mat 23:34 - Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill^G615 and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

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Mat 23:37 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest^G615 the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:9

Mat 24:9 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill^G615 you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Mat 26:4 - And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill^G615 him.

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