apothnēskō · die

What it means

apothnēskō (ἀποθνήσκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “die”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To stop living: the end of life in the body.
2. To die to sin, leave it behind.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To die. It is a compound of ἀπό and θνῄσκω, “to die”; Thayer: to die, whether a natural death or, figuratively, to cease living for something. Of the same family is θάνατος, “death” (G2288).

• Dying, physical death Luke 16:22John 11:25
• “Will never die, ever” John 11:26
• “The Messiah died for us” Romans 5:81 Corinthians 15:3
• Dying to sin or to the law Romans 6:2Galatians 2:19Colossians 3:3
• “To die {is} gain” Philippians 1:21

How we translate it

“Died” 56 times, “die” 36, “dies” 13, “dying” 3, “dead” 2. “Die” is kept also in Paul's figurative sense (Romans 6:2; Colossians 3:3), because the Greek uses the same verb.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• died ×56
• die ×36
• dies ×13
• dying ×3
• dead ×2
• they were killed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×8
• Luke×10
• John×28
• Acts×4
• Romans×23
• 1 Corinthians×7
• 2 Corinthians×5
• Galatians×2
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×2
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• Hebrews×7
• Jude×1
• Revelation×6

• Matthew 8:32

  And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs; and look, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

• Matthew 9:24

  said, “Go away, for the girl has not died, but is sleeping.” And they were laughing at him.

• Matthew 22:24

  saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If someone dies not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’

• Matthew 22:27

  And last of all the woman died.

• Matthew 26:35

  Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said likewise.

• Mark 5:35

  While he was still speaking, people come from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher any further?”

• Mark 5:39

  And going in, he says to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died, but is sleeping.”

• Mark 9:26

  And crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out; and he became like a corpse, so that most were saying that he had died.

• Mark 12:19

  “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, his brother should take the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

• Mark 12:20

  There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and when he died he left no offspring;

• Mark 12:21

  and the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring; and the third likewise;

• Mark 12:22

  and the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.

• Mark 15:44

  But Pilate was amazed that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

• Luke 8:42

  because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went, the crowds were crushing him.

• Luke 8:52

  And all were weeping and beating their breasts for her. But he said, “Do not weep; for she has not died, but is sleeping.”

• Luke 8:53

  And they were laughing at him, knowing that she had died.

• Luke 16:22

  And it happened that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

• Luke 20:28

  saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

• Luke 20:29

  Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

• Luke 20:31

  and the third took her; and likewise also the seven left no children and died.

• Luke 20:32

  Finally the woman also died.

• Luke 20:36

  for neither can they die anymore, for they are equal to angels, and they are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

• John 4:47

  When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

• John 4:49

  The royal official says to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

• John 6:49

  Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

• John 6:50

  This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

• John 6:58

  This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”

• John 8:21

  So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

• John 8:24

  So I told you that you would die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”

• John 8:52

  The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death, ever.’

• John 8:53

  Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do you make yourself out to be?”

• John 11:14

  So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,

• John 11:16

  So Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with him.”

• John 11:21

  So Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

• John 11:25

  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,

• John 11:26

  and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?”

• John 11:32

  So when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

• John 11:37

  But some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have made it so that this man also would not die?”

• John 11:50

  nor do you consider that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.”

• John 11:51

  He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

And 71 more times.