ἀποκτείνω

apokteínō · Greek · Strong's G615 · 74 occurrences

The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “slay”

What it means

to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy

from G575 (ἀπό) and (to slay);

How the KJV renders it

put to death, kill, slay

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“slay”

also renders anairéō (G337), spházō (G4969), phoneúō (G5407), kataspháttō (G2695), thýō (G2380), diacheirízomai (G1315), hârag (H2026), châlal (H2490), chârab (H2717), qâṭal (H6991), qᵉṭal (H6992)

“kill”

also renders anairéō (G337), spházō (G4969), phoneúō (G5407), thýō (G2380), thanatóō (G2289), diacheirízomai (G1315), hârag (H2026), châlâl (H2491), qâṭal (H6991)

“put to death”

also renders anairéō (G337), thanatóō (G2289), apágō (G520)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

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

1 Thessalonians 2:15 V-AAP-GPM2 Corinthians 3:6 V-PAI-3SActs 3:15 V-AAI-2PActs 7:52 V-AAI-3PActs 21:31 V-AANActs 23:12 V-PAS-3PActs 23:14 V-PAS-1PActs 27:42 V-PAS-3PEphesians 2:16 V-AAP-NSMJohn 5:18 V-AANJohn 7:1 V-AANJohn 7:19 V-AANJohn 7:20 V-AANJohn 7:25 V-AANJohn 8:22 V-FAI-3SJohn 8:37 V-AANJohn 8:40 V-AANJohn 11:53 V-PAS-3PJohn 12:10 V-PAS-3PJohn 16:2 V-AAP-NSMJohn 18:31 V-AANLuke 9:22 V-APNLuke 11:47 V-AAI-3PLuke 11:48 V-AAI-3PLuke 11:49 V-FAI-3PLuke 12:4 V-PAP-GPMLuke 12:5 V-AANLuke 13:4 V-AAI-3SLuke 13:31 V-AANLuke 13:34 V-PAP-NSFLuke 18:33 V-FAI-3PLuke 20:14 V-PAS-1PLuke 20:15 V-AAI-3PMatthew 10:28 V-AANMatthew 14:5 V-AANMatthew 16:21 V-APNMatthew 17:23 V-FAI-3PMatthew 21:35 V-AAI-3PMatthew 21:38 V-PAS-1PMatthew 21:39 V-AAI-3PMatthew 22:6 V-AAI-3PMatthew 23:34 V-FAI-2PMatthew 23:37 V-PAP-NSFMatthew 24:9 V-FAI-3PMatthew 26:4 V-PAS-3PMark 3:4 V-AANMark 6:19 V-AANMark 8:31 V-APNMark 9:31 V-APP-NSMMark 10:34 V-FAI-3PMark 12:5 V-AAI-3PMark 12:7 V-PAS-1PMark 12:8 V-AAI-3PMark 14:1 V-PAS-3PRevelation 2:13 V-API-3SRevelation 2:23 V-FAI-1SRevelation 6:8 V-AANRevelation 6:11 V-PPNRevelation 9:5 V-PAS-3PRevelation 9:15 V-PAS-3P

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.