Lexical Definition
ἀποθνήσκω apothnḗskō (ap-oth-nace'-ko) to die G:V
from ἀπό and θνήσκω
be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
- to die off (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
ἀπο-θνῄσκω, [in LXX chiefly for מוּת;]
to die: of natural death, Mk 5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mt 26:35, Jo 12:33, He 10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jo 6:50, Ro 8:13, al.; c. dat. ref., Ro 6:2, 10 14:7, 8, Ga 2:19; acc., ὅ, Ro 6:10; seq. ἐν, Mt 8:32, Jo 8:21, 24, I Co 15:22, He 11:37, Re 14:13; seq. ὑπέρ, περί, Jo 11:50, 51 18:14, Ro 5:6-8 14:15, I Co 15:3, II Co 5:15, I Th 5:10, I Pe 3:18; ἀπό, Col 2:20; ἐκ, Re 8:11; fig., I Co 15:31 (cf. συν-αποθνήσκω, and V. Milligan, NTD, 258 f.; DCG, i, 791b; Cremer, 286; MM, s.v.; on the perfective force of this verb, M, Pr., 112, 114; and on the distinction bet. pres. and aor., M, Pr., 113 f.).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 8:32 · 26:35 |
| Mark | 5:35 |
| John | 6:50 · 8:21 · 8:24 · 11:50 · 11:51 · 12:33 · 18:14 |
| Romans | 5:6 · 6:2 · 6:10 · 8:13 · 14:7 · 14:8 · 14:15 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:3 · 15:22 · 15:31 |
| 2 Corinthians | 5:15 |
| Galatians | 2:19 |
| Colossians | 2:20 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5:10 |
| Hebrews | 10:28 · 11:37 |
| 1 Peter | 3:18 |
| Revelation | 8:11 · 14:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀποθνήσκω,
future -θᾰνοῦμαι, Ionic dialect -θανέομαι or -εῦμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+] —strengthened for θνῄσκω, die, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Comedy texts and Prose the usual form of the present; σεῦ ἀποτεθνηῶτος[Refs 8th c.BC+]; νόσῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be ready to die, of laughter, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II serving as passive of ἀποκτείνω, to be put to death, slain, ὑπό τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially by judicial sentence, ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III renounce, νόμῳ[NT]