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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 - 'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 - and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 - and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise,' and they were exceeding sorry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:35 - and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:38 - and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:39 - and having taken him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 - and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - 'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:37 - 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - And he saith to them, 'Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:19 - and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - and began to teach them, that it behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:31 - for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, 'The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 - and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and spit on him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:5 - 'And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:7 - and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:8 - and having taken him, they did kill, and cast him forth without the vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying -- 'It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - 'Wo to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - Then do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:4 - 'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 - but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - 'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think ye that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:31 - On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:34 - 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:33 - and having scourged they shall put him to death, and on the third day he shall rise again.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:14 - and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:15 - and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:16 - and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 - because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:1 - And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:19 - hath not Moses given you the law? and none of you doth the law; why me do ye seek to kill?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:20 - The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:25 - Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:22 - The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:37 - 'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 - and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:53 - From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:10 - and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 - out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:31 - Pilate, therefore, said to them, 'Take ye him -- ye -- and according to your law judge him;' the Jews, therefore, said to him, 'It is not lawful to us to put any one to death;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:15 - and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:52

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 - which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:31 - and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:12 - And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

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