apothnēskō G599

ἀποθνήσκω (apothnēskō) means “to die” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀποθνήσκω Greek · G599 111 tagged occurrences in 100 verses

Pronunciation guide: ap-oth-nace'-ko Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0599

ἀποθνήσκω · apothnēskō · to die

ἀπο-θνῄσκω, [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ;] to die: of natural death, Mrk.5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mat.26:35, Jhn.12:33, Heb.10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jhn.6:50, Rom.8:13, al.; with dative ref., Rom.6:2, 10 14:7, 8, Gal.2:19; accusative, ὅ, Rom.6:10; before ἐν, Mat.8:32, Jhn.8:21, 24 1Co.15:22, Heb.11:37, Rev.14:13; before ὑπέρ, περί, Jhn.11:50, 51 18:14, Rom.5:6-8 14:15, 1Co.15:3, 2Co.5:15, 1Th.5:10, 1Pe.3:18; ἀπό, Col.2:20; ἐκ, Rev.8:11; figuratively, 1Co.15:31 (cf. συν-αποθνήσκω, and V. Milligan, NTD, 258f.; DCG, i, 791b; Cremer, 286; MM, see word; on the perfective force of this verb, M, Pr., 112, 114; and on the distinction bet. present and aor., ib. 113 f.). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.

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How translators render G599

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
died	36
die	13
to die	10
dies	7
he died	3
we die	3
is dead	2
it dies	2
you will die	2
and dies	1
but died	1
dead	1
dying	1
even though he is dead	1
from dying	1
has died	1
have died	1
having died	1
he cannot die again	1
he dies	1
he is dead	1
he would not die	1
i face death	1
is not dead	1
mortal	1
she is not dead	1
she was dead	1
they died	1
they were put to death	1
this was so	1
was dying	1
we died	1
we may die	1
when he was dying	1
will never die	1
would not have died	1
you died	1
you have died	1
you would die	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
died	23
die	19
to die	8
dead	6
is dead	5
are dead	4
be dead	3
he died	3
we die	3
and died	2
dieth	2
dying	2
is	2
should	2
ye shall die	2
am dead	1
death	1
had	1
have died	1
he being dead	1
he had been	1
he is dead	1
he shall	1
he that is dead	1
he were dead	1
i die	1
it die	1
lay a dying	1
perished	1
shall	1
shall die	1
she is	1
she was dead	1
should die	1
that being dead	1
that die	1
that died	1
they die	1
was dead	1
we be dead	1
we may die	1
were	1
were slain	1
when he was a dying	1
which died	1
will	1
ye are dead	1
ye be dead	1

Verses containing G599

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Matthew 8:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
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Matthew 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
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Matthew 22:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
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Matthew 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And last of all, the woman died.
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Matthew 26:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
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Mark 5:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
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Mark 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
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Mark 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
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Mark 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
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Mark 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
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Mark 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
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Mark 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
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Mark 15:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
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Luke 8:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
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Luke 8:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
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Luke 8:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
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Luke 16:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
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Luke 20:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
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Luke 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
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Luke 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
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Luke 20:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And last of all, the woman died.
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Luke 20:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
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John 4:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
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John 4:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
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John 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
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John 6:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
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John 6:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
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John 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
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John 8:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
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John 8:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
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John 8:53 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
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John 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
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John 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
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John 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
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John 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
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John 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
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John 11:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
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John 11:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
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John 11:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
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John 11:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
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John 12:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
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John 12:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
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John 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
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John 18:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
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John 19:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
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John 21:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
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Acts 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
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Acts 9:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
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Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Acts 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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