ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō) means “to kill” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ap-ok-ti'-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀποκτείνω · apokteinō · to kill
ἀπο-κτείνω (also in late forms -κτέννω, Mat.10:28, a1., LTTr., -κτεννύω, Mrk.12:5, WH), [in LXX for הָרַג, מוּת ;] to kill: Mat.14:5, al.; before instr. ἐν (which see), Eph.2:16, Rev.2:23, al. Metaphorical: Rom.7:11; τ. ἔχθραν, Eph.2:16; τὸ γράμμα ἀποκτείνει 2Co.3:6 (on the perfective force of this verb, see M, Pr., 114) (AS)
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I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to kill | 12 |
| kill | 10 |
| killed | 6 |
| kills | 4 |
| let us kill | 3 |
| they will kill | 3 |
| were killed | 3 |
| be killed | 2 |
| that he must be killed | 2 |
| they killed | 2 |
| was killed | 2 |
| and kill | 1 |
| and kill him | 1 |
| and killed him | 1 |
| have been killed | 1 |
| he must be killed | 1 |
| he put to death | 1 |
| i will strike | 1 |
| is to die | 1 |
| kill him | 1 |
| killed him | 1 |
| killed them | 1 |
| put me to death | 1 |
| they even killed | 1 |
| they had killed | 1 |
| they have killed | 1 |
| to be killed | 1 |
| to destroy it | 1 |
| to execute anyone | 1 |
| we have killed | 1 |
| were not killed | 1 |
| who killed | 1 |
| will he kill | 1 |
| you killed | 1 |
| you will kill | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to kill | 11 |
| killed | 9 |
| kill | 5 |
| to death | 5 |
| slew | 4 |
| be killed | 3 |
| killeth | 3 |
| let us kill | 3 |
| and killed | 2 |
| and put | 2 |
| shall kill | 2 |
| they shall kill | 2 |
| to put | 2 |
| were slain | 2 |
| after that he is killed | 1 |
| be slain | 1 |
| have killed | 1 |
| having slain | 1 |
| he hath killed | 1 |
| he kill | 1 |
| i will kill | 1 |
| killest | 1 |
| killing | 1 |
| put him to death | 1 |
| should be killed | 1 |
| slay | 1 |
| that killest | 1 |
| them that kill | 1 |
| them which kill | 1 |
| they have killed | 1 |
| they have slain | 1 |
| they killed | 1 |
| they might put | 1 |
| they shall slay | 1 |
| they should | 1 |
| to slay | 1 |
| was slain | 1 |
| were | 1 |
| ye shall kill | 1 |
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Read word by wordAlthough Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
Read word by wordFrom that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Read word by wordThey will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
Read word by wordBut the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Read word by wordBut when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Read word by wordSo they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Read word by wordThe rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
Read word by wordBecause of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Read word by wordO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Read word by wordThen they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Read word by wordand they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Read word by wordAnd He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
Read word by wordSo Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
Read word by wordThen He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Read word by wordbecause He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”
Read word by wordwho will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
Read word by wordHe sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
Read word by wordBut the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Read word by wordSo they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
Read word by wordNow the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Read word by word“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Read word by wordWoe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
Read word by wordSo you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Read word by wordBecause of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
Read word by wordI tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
Read word by wordBut I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
Read word by wordOr those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Read word by wordAt that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
Read word by wordO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Read word by wordThey will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
Read word by wordBut when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Read word by wordSo they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Read word by wordBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
Read word by wordAfter this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
Read word by wordHas not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
Read word by word“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
Read word by wordThen some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
Read word by wordSo the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
Read word by wordI know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
Read word by wordBut now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
Read word by wordSo from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Read word by wordSo the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
Read word by wordThey will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
Read word by word“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
Read word by wordYou killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
Read word by wordWhich of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
Read word by wordWhile they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Read word by wordWhen daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Read word by wordThey went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
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