Strong's G599 · Greek
ἀποθνῄσκω
apothnesko · /ap-oth-nace'-ko/
Definition
from 575 and 2348; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
KJV: be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with)
Root / derivation: from 575 and 2348
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀποθνῄσκω across 98 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
98 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Matthew 9:24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Matthew 22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Matthew 22:27And last of all the woman died also.
Matthew 26:35Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Mark7 verses
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark 5:39And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mark 9:26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Mark 12:19Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Mark 12:20Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Mark 12:22And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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.
Luke10 verses
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
Luke 8:52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 8:53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Luke 20:28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Luke 20:29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Luke 20:30And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
Luke 20:31And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
Luke 20:32Last of all the woman died also.
Luke 20:36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
John22 verses
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
John 4:49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
John 6:49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
John 6:50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
John 6:58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
John 8:21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
John 8:24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John 8:52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
John 8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John 11:14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
John 11:16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
John 11:32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John 11:37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
John 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
John 11:51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
John 12:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
John 12:33This he said, signifying what death he should die.
John 18:32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
John 19:7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John 21:23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Acts4 verses
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
Acts 9:37And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 25:11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
Romans19 verses
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. in due time: or, according to the time
Romans 5:7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Romans 5:8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 6:2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans 6:7For he that is dead is freed from sin. freed: Gr. justified
Romans 6:8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Romans 6:9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Romans 6:10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Romans 7:2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Romans 7:3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Romans 7:6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. that being: or, being dead to that
Romans 7:9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Romans 8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Romans 14:7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
Romans 14:8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Romans 14:9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Romans 14:15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. charitably: Gr. according to charity
1 Corinthians7 verses
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
1 Corinthians 9:15But I have used none of these things neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1 Corinthians 15:22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:31I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. your: some read, our
1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. after: or, to speak after the manner of men
1 Corinthians 15:36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
2 Corinthians3 verses
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
2 Corinthians 5:15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
2 Corinthians 6:9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
Galatians2 verses
Philippians1 verse
Colossians2 verses
1 Thessalonians2 verses
Hebrews7 verses
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
Hebrews 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Hebrews 10:28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. yet: or, is yet spoken of
Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. in faith: Gr. according to faith
Hebrews 11:21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Revelation6 verses
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
Revelation 8:9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Revelation 9:6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. from henceforth: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea
Revelation 16:3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G599 (apothnesko) mean?
from 575 and 2348; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
How many times does G599 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G599 (ἀποθνῄσκω) appears in 98 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “die.”
How is apothnesko translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G599 is rendered as “die” (41×), “died” (31×), “dead” (29×), “dying” (4×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἀποθνῄσκω come from?
from 575 and 2348