To die/be dead
θνῄσκωStrong’s G2348thnēskō
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.”
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
- Matthew 2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
- Mark 15:44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
- Luke 7:12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
- Luke 8:49While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
- John 11:41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
- John 11:44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
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.