ἀποθνήσκω

apothnḗskō · Greek · Strong's G599 · 112 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “death”

What it means

to die off (literally or figuratively)

from G575 (ἀπό) and G2348 (θνήσκω);

How the KJV renders it

be dead, death, die, lie adying, be slain

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“death”

also renders teleutḗ (G5054), anaíresis (G336), thánatos (G2288), Mûwth (H4192), môwth (H4193), mâveth (H4194), mâmôwth (H4463), tᵉmûwthâh (H8546)

“die”

also renders apṓleia (G684), teleutáō (G5053), thnḗskō (G2348), apóllymi (G622), mâveth (H4194), tᵉmûwthâh (H8546)

“be dead”

also renders koimáō (G2837), teleutáō (G5053), thnḗskō (G2348), nekróō (G3499)

“be slain”

also renders hereg (H2027)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

112 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 8:11 · V-2AAI-3S

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

1 Corinthians 9:15 · V-2AAN

But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.

1 Corinthians 15:3 · V-2AAI-3S

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:22 · V-PAI-3P

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15:31 · V-PAI-1S

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

1 Corinthians 15:32 · V-PAI-1P

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

1 Corinthians 15:36 V-2AAS-3S1 Peter 3:18 V-2AAI-3S1 Thessalonians 4:14 V-2AAI-3S1 Thessalonians 5:10 V-2AAP-GSM2 Corinthians 5:15 V-2AAI-3P2 Corinthians 6:9 V-PAP-NPMActs 7:4 V-2AANActs 9:37 V-2AANActs 21:13 V-2AANActs 25:11 V-2AANColossians 2:20 V-2AAI-2PColossians 3:3 V-2AAI-2PGalatians 2:19 V-2AAI-1SGalatians 2:21 V-2AAI-3SHebrews 7:8 V-PAP-NPMHebrews 9:27 V-2AANHebrews 10:28 V-PAI-3SHebrews 11:4 V-2AAP-NSMHebrews 11:13 V-2AAI-3PHebrews 11:21 V-PAP-NSMHebrews 11:37 V-2AAI-3PJohn 4:47 V-PANJohn 4:49 V-2AANJohn 6:49 V-2AAI-3PJohn 6:50 V-2AAS-3SJohn 6:58 V-2AAI-3PJohn 8:21 V-FDI-2PJohn 8:24 V-FDI-2PJohn 8:52 V-2AAI-3SJohn 8:53 V-2AAI-3PJohn 11:14 V-2AAI-3SJohn 11:16 V-2AAS-1PJohn 11:21 V-2AAI-3SJohn 11:25 V-2AAS-3SJohn 11:26 V-2AAS-3SJohn 11:32 V-2AAI-3SJohn 11:37 V-2AAS-3SJohn 11:50 V-2AAS-3SJohn 11:51 V-PANJohn 12:24 V-2AAS-3SJohn 12:33 V-PANJohn 18:14 V-2AANJohn 18:32 V-PANJohn 19:7 V-2AANJohn 21:23 V-PAI-3SJude 1:12 V-2AAP-NPNLuke 8:42 V-IAI-3SLuke 8:52 V-2AAI-3SLuke 8:53 V-2AAI-3SLuke 16:22 V-2AAI-3SLuke 20:28 V-2AAS-3SLuke 20:29 V-2AAI-3SLuke 20:31 V-2AAI-3PLuke 20:32 V-2AAI-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.