verb

ekpnamō

Greekἐκπνέω (ekpneō)

Strong’sG1606

I breathe my last, expire

stem ekpn-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

breathed his last3×

What it means

* ἐκ-πνέω, -ῶ,

to breathe out; sc. βίον, ψυχήν (expressed in cl., Æsch., al.; cf. LS, s.v.), to breathe one's last, expire: Mk 15:37, 39 Lk 23:46. For force of aorist, v. Swete, Mk 15:37.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1606 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-pneh'-o

to expire

Fromfrom G1537 and G4154;

King Jamesgive up the ghost.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
ekpnataἐξέπνευσεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	breathed his last	3×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	ekpnamō	ekpname	ekpnami	ekpnama	ekpnamē	ekpnamelē
you 2nd person singular	ekpnasō	ekpnase	ekpnasi	ekpnasa	ekpnasē	ekpnaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpnatō	ekpnate	ekpnati	ekpnata3×ἐξέπνευσεν	ekpnatē	ekpnatelē
we 1st person plural	ekpnanō	ekpnane	ekpnani	ekpnana	ekpnanē	ekpnanelē
ye 2nd person plural	ekpnavō	ekpnave	ekpnavi	ekpnava	ekpnavē	ekpnavelē
they 3rd person plural	ekpnalō	ekpnale	ekpnali	ekpnala	ekpnalē	ekpnalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ekpnameiō	ekpnameia	ekpnameiē
you 2nd person singular	ekpnaseiō	ekpnaseia	ekpnaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpnateiō	ekpnateia	ekpnateiē
we 1st person plural	ekpnaneiō	ekpnaneia	ekpnaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	ekpnaveiō	ekpnaveia	ekpnaveiē
they 3rd person plural	ekpnaleiō	ekpnaleia	ekpnaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ekpnasōr	ekpnasar	ekpnasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpnatōr	ekpnatar	ekpnatēr
ye 2nd person plural	ekpnavōr	ekpnavar	ekpnavēr
they 3rd person plural	ekpnalōr	ekpnalar	ekpnalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ekpnamoiō	ekpnamoia
you 2nd person singular	ekpnasoiō	ekpnasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpnatoiō	ekpnatoia
we 1st person plural	ekpnanoiō	ekpnanoia
ye 2nd person plural	ekpnavoiō	ekpnavoia
they 3rd person plural	ekpnaloiō	ekpnaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ekpnarō	ekpnari	ekpnara	ekpnarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ekpnarōtos	ekpnaritos	ekpnaratos	ekpnarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

ekpnstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ekpn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekpnata“breathed his last”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×

Mark 15:37“breathed his last”tos de Iēsus afiēkaratos fōnan megan ekpnata.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

Mark 15:39“breathed his last”horaratos de tos kenturiōnos tos paristanarētos ek enantiau autou hoti houtōs ekpnata legata; Alēthōs houtos tos anthrōpos huios theou ate.When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Luke 23:46“breathed his last”kai fōnaratos fōna mega tos Iēsus legata; Patēror, eis cheirain su paratithemō tem pneumem mu. houtem de legaratos ekpnata.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.