ἐκπνέω
ekpneō · breathe one's last
Greek word · Strong’s number G1606 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ekpneō (ἐκπνέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “breathe one's last”.
Die.
How to say it
ekp·ne·ō
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.
- he breathed his last ×2
- breathed his last ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 15:37
But Jesus, letting out a loud cry, breathed his last.
- Mark 15:39
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he breathed his last in this way, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son.”
- Luke 23:46
And crying out with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this, he breathed his last.