Gloss
to kill (either natural life or spiritual life)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀποκτείνω
Greek transliteration
apokteinō
Simplified transliteration
apokteino
Principal Parts
ἀποκτενῶ, ἀπέκτεινα, -, -, ἀπεκτάνθην
Numbers
Strong's number
615
GK Number
650
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
74
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-2d(5)
Definition
also spelled ἀποκτέννω or ἀποκτένω, to kill, Mt. 14:5; to destroy, annihilate, Mt. 10:28; to destroy a hostile principle, Eph. 2:16; met. to kill by spiritual condemnation, Rom. 7:11; 2 Cor. 3:6
Greek-English Concordance for ἀποκτείνω
| Matthew 10:28 | Do not be afraid of those who can kill (apoktennontōn | ἀποκτεννόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) the body but cannot kill (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) the soul. Rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| Matthew 14:5 | And though Herod wanted to (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) put (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) him to death (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ), he feared the people because they considered him to be a prophet. |
| Matthew 16:21 | From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and ruling priests and scribes, and be killed (apoktanthēnai | ἀποκτανθῆναι | aor pass inf ), and on the third day be raised. |
| Matthew 17:23 | and they will kill (apoktenousin | ἀποκτενοῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were greatly distressed. |
| Matthew 21:35 | But the tenants seized his servants; one they severely beat, another they killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl), and still another they stoned. |
| Matthew 21:38 | But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come on, let us kill (apokteinōmen | ἀποκτείνωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) him and take his inheritance.’ |
| Matthew 21:39 | So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) him. |
| Matthew 22:6 | while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) them. |
| Matthew 23:34 | Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill (apokteneite | ἀποκτενεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, |
| Matthew 23:37 | “Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you (apokteinousa | ἀποκτείνουσα | pres act ptcp voc sg fem) who kill (apokteinousa | ἀποκτείνουσα | pres act ptcp voc sg fem) the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! |
| Matthew 24:9 | Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill (apoktenousin | ἀποκτενοῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) you, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. |
| Matthew 26:4 | and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill (apokteinōsin | ἀποκτείνωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) him. |
| Mark 3:4 | And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) it?” But they remained silent. |
| Mark 6:19 | So Herodias was nursing a grudge against him and wanted to (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) kill (apokteinai | ἀποκτεῖναι | aor act inf ) him. But she was not able to do it, |
| Mark 8:31 | Then Jesus began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the ruling priests and scribes, and be killed (apoktanthēnai | ἀποκτανθῆναι | aor pass inf ) and after three days to rise again. |
| Mark 9:31 | for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill (apoktenousin | ἀποκτενοῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) him. Then three days after he has been killed (apoktantheis | ἀποκτανθείς | aor pass ptcp nom sg masc), he will rise. |
| Mark 10:34 | And they will mock him, and spit on him, and flog him, and kill (apoktenousin | ἀποκτενοῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) him; but after three days he will rise.” |
| Mark 12:5 | So he sent another; and that one they killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) — and so with many others, beating some and killing (apoktennontes | ἀποκτέννοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) others. |
| Mark 12:7 | But those tenants said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill (apokteinōmen | ἀποκτείνωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ |
| Mark 12:8 | And taking him, they killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) him and threw him out of the vineyard. |
| Mark 14:1 | It was now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize him by treachery and put (apokteinōsin | ἀποκτείνωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) him to death, |
| Luke 9:22 | saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed (apoktanthēnai | ἀποκτανθῆναι | aor pass inf ), and on the third day to be raised.” |
| Luke 11:47 | Woe to you! For you build memorials to the prophets, but your fathers killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) them. |
| Luke 11:48 | So you are witnesses: you approve of the deeds of your fathers, because while they killed (apekteinan | ἀπέκτειναν | aor act ind 3 pl) them, you build the memorials. |
| Luke 11:49 | Indeed, for this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill (apoktenousin | ἀποκτενοῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) and persecute,’ |
