νεκρόω
nekroō · put to death
Greek word · Strong’s number G3499 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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nekroō (νεκρόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “put to death”.
In the passive, be as good as dead, have no strength to give life.
How to say it
ne·kro·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
- Without strength to beget, because of age.
- To kill off evil desires.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- dead ×2
- put to death ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 4:19
And without weakening in faith, he considered his own body dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
- Colossians 3:5
So put to death the members that are on the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry;
- Hebrews 11:12
Therefore also from one man, and that a man as good as dead, there were born descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and as the countless sand by the shore of the sea.