ἈΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΟΝ, ἀποθνησκον
APOTHNĒSKON, apothnēskon
Sounds Like: ah-poth-NEES-kon
Translations: dying, about to die, dead, a dying one, the dying thing
From the root: ἈΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'dying' or 'about to die'. It describes an ongoing state or action of dying. As a participle, it can function adjectivally, modifying a noun (e.g., 'the dying man'), or substantively, acting as a noun itself (e.g., 'the one dying' or 'those who are dying'). In the provided form, it is neuter singular, so it refers to 'a dying thing' or 'that which is dying'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0599 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Zechariah — 11:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΟΜΕΝ — we die, we are dying
- ἈΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΟΝΤΕΣ — dying, those dying, being dead
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