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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 - “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 - Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From then on Jesus[fn] began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 - He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 - But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:38 - “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:39 - So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:37 - “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - Then he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:19 - So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:31 - for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 - They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:5 - The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:7 - “But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:8 - So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - “The Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - This is what God in his wisdom said about you:[fn] ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:4 - “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 - But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.[fn] Yes, he’s the one to fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:31 - At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:34 - “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:33 - They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:14 - “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:15 - So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?” Jesus asked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 - So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:1 - After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:19 - Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:20 - The crowd replied, “You’re demon possessed! Who’s trying to kill you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:25 - Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:22 - The people[fn] asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:37 - Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there’s no room in your hearts for my message.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 - Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:53 - So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10 - Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 - For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31 - “Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them.
“Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 - You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:52

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 - Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:12 - The next morning a group of Jews[fn] got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

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