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Name of God’s Son

ΑΠΟΚΤΕΙΝΗΣ, αποκτεινης

APOKTEINĒS, apokteinēs

Sounds Like: ah-pok-TEI-nays

Translations: you may kill, you may murder, you may slay, you might kill, you might murder, you might slay

From the root: ΑΠΟΚΤΕΙΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to kill', 'to murder', or 'to slay'. It is often used in the context of taking a life, whether intentionally or unintentionally. As a subjunctive mood, it expresses possibility, desire, or a hypothetical action, often translated with 'may' or 'might'. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΑΠΟ (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb ΚΤΕΙΝΩ (KTEINŌ), meaning 'to kill'.

Inflection: Second Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive

Strong’s number: G615 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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