ἐκψύχω
ekpsychō · breathe one's last
Greek word · Strong’s number G1634 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ekpsychō (ἐκψύχω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “breathe one's last”.
Die.
How to say it
ekp·sy·chō
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
- To give up one's spirit and die.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- breathed his last ×2
- breathed her last ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 5:5
And hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
- Acts 5:10
And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last. And when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carrying her out, they buried her beside her husband.
- Acts 12:23
And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God; and becoming eaten by worms, he breathed his last.