ἀποθνήσκω apothnēskō

Greek word for “to die” · Strong’s G599 · used 111 times in 100 verses

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Meaning

ἀπο-θνῄσκω; to die: of natural death, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for apothnēskō in context, with how often each is used:

• died 30
• die 24
• shall die 11
• dead 7
• dying 7
• having died 7
• dies 5
• may die 4
• will die 4
• have died 4
• has died 2
• perished 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 11 (9), Luke 20 (5), Romans 6 (5), 1 Corinthians 15 (5), Mark 12 (4), John 8 (4), Romans 5 (4), Romans 7 (4), Romans 14 (4), Hebrews 11 (4)

Forms

• ἀπέθανεν 32
• ἀποθανεῖν 16
• ἀποθάνῃ 13
• ἀπέθανον 12
• ἀποθνῄσκειν 5
• ἀποθνῄσκει 5
• ἀποθανεῖσθε 3
• ἀποθανὼν 3
• ἀποθνῄσκοντες 3
• ἀποθνῄσκων 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with apothnēskō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ζάω zaō “to live” 19
• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 13
• ἐάν ean “if” 11
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 11
• εἰ ei “if” 12
• γυνή gunē “woman” 9
• σπέρμα sperma “seed” 6
• νόμος nomos “law” 8
• κατά kata “according to” 10
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 8
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 7
• ἔτι eti “still” 6

Key verses

The verses using apothnēskō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• John 11:25 — Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• Acts 21:13 — Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord…
• Romans 8:34 — Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
• 1 Corinthians 15:3 — For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
• 2 Corinthians 5:14 — For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
• 2 Corinthians 5:15 — And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
• Colossians 3:3 — For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
• Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
• Hebrews 11:13 — These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that…
• Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds;…
• Revelation 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.