To kill
διαχειρίζωStrong’s G1315diacheirizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diacheirizō is the Greek word usually translated “killed” and “kill”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.”
Meaning
Usually translated “killed” and “kill”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- killed 1
- to kill 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διαχειρίζω diacheirizō · to kill
δια-χειρίζω (χείρ), to have in hand, conduct, manage. Mid. (a) = act.; (b) in late writers (Polyb., FlJ, al.), to lay hands on, kill: with accusative, Act.5:30 26:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kill” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KILL, verb transitive
- To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means.
- To butcher; to slaughter for food; as, to kill an ox.
- To quell; to appease; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.