Strong's Lexicon
thnéskó: to die, to be dead
Original Word:θνῄσκω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:thnéskó
Pronunciation:thnay'-sko
Phonetic Spelling:(thnay'-sko)
Definition:to die, to be dead
Meaning:I die, am dying, am dead.
Word Origin:A strengthened form of a simpler primary word θνήσκω (thnēskō), which is a root word.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4191 (מוּת, muth) - to die
- H4194 (מָוֶת, maveth) - death
Usage:The Greek verb "θνῄσκω" (thnéskó) primarily means "to die" or "to be dead." It is used in the New Testament to describe physical death, the cessation of life. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe spiritual death or separation from God due to sin.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, death was often viewed with a sense of inevitability and fear, as it marked the end of earthly existence. The concept of an afterlife varied among different philosophical and religious groups. In Jewish thought, death was seen as a consequence of sin, stemming from the fall of man in Genesis. The New Testament, however, presents death as a defeated enemy through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, offering hope of eternal life to believers.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2348thnḗskō (the root ofthanatos, "death") –to die (spiritually or physically); subject to death.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom a prim. root than-
Definitionto die
NASB Translationdead (7), died (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2348: θνῄσκωθνῄσκω: perfect
τέθνηκα, infinitive
τεθνάναι and
LTTrWHτεθνηκέναι (in
Acts 14:19), participle
τεθνηκώς; pluperfect 3 person singular
ἐτεθνήκει (
John 11:21Rec.); (from
Homer down); the
Sept. for
מוּת;
to die; perfect
to be dead:
Matthew 2:20;
Mark 15:44;
Luke 7:12 (
L brackets);
;John 11:21,Rec. in and;John 12:1 (TWH omit;LTr brackets);John 19:33;Acts 14:19;Acts 25:19; metaph, of the loss of spiritual life:ζῶσατέθνηκε, i. e.κἄνδοκῇζῆνταύτηντήναἰσθητηνζωήν,τέθνηκεκατάπνεῦμα (Theoph.):1 Timothy 5:6 (Philo de secular § 10ζῶντεςἔνιοιτεθνήκασικαίτεθνηκότεςζῶσι). (Compare:ἀποθνῄσκω,συναποθνῄσκω.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be dead, die.A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano than'-o (which is used for it only in certain tenses); to die (literally or figuratively) -- be dead, die.
Forms and Transliterations
ετεθνήκει θανείται τεθνάναι τεθνήκασι τεθνηκασιν τεθνήκασιν τέθνηκε τεθνήκει τεθνηκεν τέθνηκεν τεθνηκεναι τεθνηκέναι τεθνηκός τεθνηκοτα τεθνηκότα τεθνηκότας τεθνηκότες τεθνηκότι τεθνηκοτος τεθνηκότος τεθνηκότων τεθνηκως τεθνηκώς τεθνηκὼς τενηκώς tethnekasin tethnēkasin tethnḗkasin tethneken tethnēken téthneken téthnēken tethnekenai tethnekénai tethnēkenai tethnēkénai tethnekos tethnekṑs tethnēkōs tethnēkṑs tethnekota tethnekóta tethnēkota tethnēkóta tethnekotos tethnekótos tethnēkotos tethnēkótosLinks
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