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To die/be dead

θνῄσκωStrong’s G2348

thnēskō

Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament

In short

Thnēskō is the Greek word usually translated “having died”, “has died” and “have died”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.

“But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.”
1 Timothy 5:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having died”, “has died” and “have died”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having died 5
  • has died 2
  • they have died 1
  • he has died 1
  • having been dead 1
  • to have died 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 4
  • Luke 2
  • Acts 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1
  • 1 Timothy 1

6 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

θνῄσκω thnēskō · to die/be dead

θνήσκω [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ;] to die; pf. (M, Pr., 114), to be dead: Mat.2:20, Mrk.15:44, Luk.7:12 8:49, Jhn.11:44 19:33, Act.14:19 25:19; metaphorically, of spiritual death, 1Ti.5:6 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-απο-θνήσκω).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.