ἀποκτείνωapokteínō

to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy

Greek (New Testament) · G615

Meanings

to kill: Matthew 14:5, and elsewhere; followed by instr. ἐν (see that word), Ephesians 2:16, Revelation 2:23, and elsewhere Metaph.: Romans 7:11; τ. ἔχθραν, Ephesians 2:16; τὸ γράμμα ἀποκτείνει, 2 Corinthians 3:6.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 74 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 10:28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Matthew 14:5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.
  • Matthew 16:21 From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
  • Matthew 17:23 He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
  • Matthew 21:35 But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
  • Matthew 21:38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.