thnēskō · die

What it means

thnēskō (θνήσκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “die”.

Be dead.

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 have ceased living; to be lifeless.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• dead ×5
• had died ×2
• has died ×1
• have died ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• John×2
• Acts×2
• 1 Timothy×1

• Matthew 2:20

  saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life have 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 7:12

  And as he drew near to the gate of the town, look, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

• Luke 8:49

  He was still speaking when someone comes from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher any longer.”

• John 11:44

  The dead man came out, bound hand and foot with strips of cloth, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus says to them, “Untie him and let him go.”

• John 19:33

  but when they came to Jesus, as they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

• Acts 14:19

  But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, thinking that he had died.

• Acts 25:19

  but they had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

• 1 Timothy 5:6

  but the one who lives for pleasure is dead while she lives.