Lexical Definition

‎νεκρόω‎ nekróō (nek-ro'-o) to put to death ^G:V
from ‎νεκρός‎

be dead, mortify.

• to deaden, i.e. (figuratively) to subdue

Abbott-Smith

*† νεκρόω, ῶ (< νεκρός),
to make dead, put to death; pass., to be dead: hyperbolically, of impotent age, He 11:12; σῶμα, Ro 4:19. Trop., of carnal impulses, τὰ μέλη, Col 3:5.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

νεκρόω-όω,

make dead, mortify, μόριόν τι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, νενεκρόωῶσθαι τὸ μόριον [νεκρόωωθῆναι 2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 7.2; οὐ ψυχὴ κυρίως, ἀλλὰ νενεκρόωωμένη τις 6th c.AD: Simplicius Philosophus “in Aristotelis Physica commentaria - Comm. in Arist. Graeca” 1066.27 ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]; to be dead, νεκρόωωθείς [Refs]; νενεκρόωωμένος, of the body of Abraham, [NT]

__II metaphorically, mortify, νεκρόωώσατε τὰ μέλη [NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Rom.4.19 ☩ Col.3.5}