to kill

Greek Verb

ἀπο-κτείνω (also in late forms -κτέννω, Mat.10:28, a1, LTTr, -κτεννύω, Mrk.12:5, WH), [in LXX for הָרַג, מוּת;] to kill: Mat.14:5, al; before instr. ἐν (which see), Eph.2:16, Rev.2:23, al. Metaphorical: Rom.7:11; τ. ἔχθραν, Eph.2:16; τὸ γράμμα ἀποκτείνει 2Co.3:6 (on the perfective force of this verb, see M, Pr., 114) (AS)

to kill

Greek Verb

ἀποκτείνω (later -κτέννω (which see): -κταίνω[NT]future -κτενῶ, Ionic dialect -κτενέω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἀπέκτεινα[Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἀπέκτονα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; pluperfect 3rd.pers.plural -εκτόνεσαν[Refs], Ionic dialect 3rd.pers.singular -εκτόνεε[LXX+5th c.BC+]: aorist 2 -έκτᾰνον[Refs 8th c.BC+], poetry 1st pers.plural ἀπέκταμεν[Refs 8th c.BC+], infinitive -κτάμεναι, -κτάμεν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, late (ἀποθνήσκω being used as the passive by correct writers), present in [Refs 4th c.AD+]: aorist ἀπεκτάνθην[LXX+2nd c.AD+]: aorist 2 infinitive ἀποκτανῆναι[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect infinitive ἀπεκτάνθαι[LXX+2nd c.BC+]:—but aorist middle in passive sense ἀπέκτατο[Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle ἀποκτάμενος[Refs]; compare ἀποκτείνυμι:— stronger form of κτείνω, kill, slay, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, and the prevailing form in Attic dialect (compare ἀποθνήσκω): once in [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of judges, condemn to death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of the accuser, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; put to death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally of the law, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) metaphorically, τὸ σεμνὸν ὥς μ᾽ ἀ. τὸ σόν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺ μή μ᾽ ἀπόκτειν) [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy; put to death, kill, slay; from g575 (ἀπό) and (to slay);