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Lexicon :: Strong's G2348 - thnēskō

Aa
θνῄσκω
Transliteration
thnēskō (Key)
Pronunciation
thnay'-sko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano {than'-o} (which is used for it only in certain tenses)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:7,312

Strong’s Definitions

θνήσκω thnḗskō, thnay'-sko; a strengthened form of a simpler primary θάνω thánō than'-o (which is used for it only in certain tenses); to die (literally or figuratively):—be dead, die.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2348 in the following manner: be dead (10x), die (1x), dead man (1x), dead (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2348 in the following manner: be dead (10x), die (1x), dead man (1x), dead (1x).

  1. to die, to be dead

  2. metaph. to be spiritually dead

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θνήσκω thnḗskō, thnay'-sko; a strengthened form of a simpler primary θάνω thánō than'-o (which is used for it only in certain tenses); to die (literally or figuratively):—be dead, die.
STRONGS G2348:
θνήσκω: perfect τέθνηκα, infinitive τεθνάναι and L T Tr WH τεθνηκέναι (in Acts 14:19), participle τεθνηκώς; pluperfect 3 person singular ἐτεθνήκει (John 11:21 Rec.); [from Homer down]; Sept. for מוּת; to die; perfect to be dead: Matthew 2:20; Mark 15:44; Luke 7:12 [L brackets]; Luke 8:49; John 11:21, Rec. in John 11:39 and John 11:41, 44; John 12:1 [T WH omit; L Tr brackets]; John 19:33; Acts 14:19; Acts 25:19; metaphorically, of the loss of spiritual life: ζῶσα τέθνηκε, i. e. κἄν δοκῇ ζῆν ταύτην τὴν αἰσθητὴν ζωήν, τέθνηκε κατὰ πνεῦμα (Theoph.): 1 Timothy 5:6 (Philo de secular § 10 ζῶντες ἔνιοι τεθνήκασι καὶ τεθνηκότες ζῶσι).
[Compare: ἀπο-, συναποθνήσκω.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:20
Mark
15:44
Luke
7:12; 8:49
John
11:21; 11:21; 11:39; 11:41; 11:44; 12:1; 19:33
Acts
14:19; 14:19; 25:19
1 Timothy
5:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2348 matches the Greek θνῄσκω (thnēskō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:49 - While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:44 - And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:33 - But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19 - But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:19 - But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:6 - But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.
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