ἀποκτείνω

Verb

apokteinō · to kill

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 615

Lexical summary

74

NT occurrences

23

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Also spelled ἀποκτέννω or ἀποκτένω, to kill, Mt. 14:5; to destroy, annihilate, Mt. 10:28; to destroy a hostile principle, Eph. 2:16; met. to kill by spiritual condemnation, Rom. 7:11; 2 Cor. 3:6

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ἀποκτείνωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Citation form attested in NT

ἀποκτενῶFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἀπεκτάνθηνAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveFuture ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
SingularFirst—
——
Third
PluralSecond—
—
Third—

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
PluralFirst
——
Matthew 21:38
Third—

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
——
Matthew 10:28
Passive
Matthew 16:21

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative———
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative—
Matthew 23:37
PluralNominative
—
Genitive
—
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
John 16:2
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——
PluralNominative——
Genitive
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Passive participles

Aorist Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἀποκτείνω

Book distribution counts: Revelation: 15 occurrences; Matthew: 13 occurrences; John: 12 occurrences; Luke: 12 occurrences; Mark: 11 occurrences; Acts: 6 occurrences; Romans: 2 occurrences; Ephesians: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

ἀποκτείνω
  • John27
  • Luke18
  • Matthew13
  • Mark11
  • Paul5

Author distribution counts: John: 27 occurrences; Luke: 18 occurrences; Matthew: 13 occurrences; Mark: 11 occurrences; Paul: 5 occurrences