ἀποκτείνω apokteinō

Greek word for “to kill” · Strong’s G615 · used 74 times in 70 verses

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Meaning

ἀπο-κτείνω; (also in late forms -κτέννω, a1., LTTr., -κτεννύω, WH);

How it is translated

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

• killed 23
• kill 10
• will kill 9
• may kill 9
• killing 6
• kill? 4
• us kill 3
• having killed 2
• having been killed 1
• will he kill 1
• put to death 1
• put me to death 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 7 (4), Revelation 9 (4), Matthew 21 (3), Mark 12 (3), Luke 11 (3), Luke 13 (3), John 8 (3), Revelation 11 (3), Matthew 23 (2), Luke 12 (2)

Forms

• ἀποκτεῖναι 16
• ἀπέκτειναν 10
• ἀποκτείνωσιν 8
• ἀποκτανθῆναι 6
• ἀποκτενοῦσιν 6
• ἀποκτείνωμεν 4
• ἀπεκτάνθησαν 4
• ἀποκτείνουσα 2
• ἀπέκτεινεν 2
• ἀποκτενεῖ 2

Words used with it

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

• ζητέω zēteō “to seek” 10
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 12
• προφήτης prophētēs “prophet” 9
• τρίτος tritos “third” 6
• μετά meta “with/after” 9
• θέλω thelō “to will/desire” 7
• ἀρχιερεύς archiereus “high-priest” 6
• γεωργός geōrgos “farmer” 4
• γραμματεύς grammateus “scribe” 5
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 7
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 7
• λοιπός loipos “remaining” 4

Key verses

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

• Matthew 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matthew 16:21 — From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and…
• Matthew 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your…
• Matthew 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even…
• Luke 13:34 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen…
• John 16:2 — They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
• Acts 7:52 — Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now…
• Acts 23:12 — And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed…
• 2 Corinthians 3:6 — Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15 — Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
• Revelation 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of…
• Revelation 9:20 — And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of…

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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.