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ΑΠΟΚΤΕΝΕΙΣ, αποκτενεις

APOKTENEIS, apokteneis

Sounds Like: ah-pok-TEH-nays

Translations: you kill, you will kill, you murder, you will murder

From the root: ΑΠΟΚΤΕΙΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means 'to kill' or 'to murder'. It is used to describe the act of taking a life, whether intentionally or unintentionally, though often with the connotation of deliberate killing or assassination. It can refer to physical death or, in some contexts, spiritual death or destruction. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (apo, 'from, away from') and 'κτείνω' (kteinō, 'to kill').

Inflection: Second Person, Singular, Present or Future Indicative, Active Voice

Strong’s number: G615 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Epistle of Barnabas — 19:5

From the same root

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