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verb

thnēskamō

Greekθνῄσκω (thnēskō)

Strong’sG2348

I am dying, am dead

stem thnēsk-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

deaddied

What it means

θνήσκω,

[in LXX chiefly for מות;]

to die; pf. (M, Pr., 114), to be dead: Mt 2:20, Mk 15:44, Lk 7:12 8:49, Jo 11:44 19:33, Ac 14:19 25:19; metaph., of spiritual death, I Ti 5:6 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-απο-θνήσκω).†

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

Strong’s G2348 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidthnay'-sko

to die (literally or figuratively)

Froma strengthened form of a simpler primary θάνω (which is used for it only in certain tenses);

King Jamesbe dead, die.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
thnēskatēτέθνηκενhas happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singulardead
thnēskalēτεθνήκασινhas happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person pluraldead
thnēskarēτεθνηκέναιhas happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitivedead
thnēskarētosτεθνηκὼςhas happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculinedead
thnēskarētonτεθνηκόταhas happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular masculinedead
thnēskarētouτεθνηκότοςhas happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular masculinedead

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, 4 occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularthnēskamōthnēskamethnēskamithnēskamathnēskamēthnēskamelē
you 2nd person singularthnēskasōthnēskasethnēskasithnēskasathnēskasēthnēskaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthnēskatōthnēskatethnēskatithnēskatathnēskatēτέθνηκενthnēskatelē
we 1st person pluralthnēskanōthnēskanethnēskanithnēskanathnēskanēthnēskanelē
ye 2nd person pluralthnēskavōthnēskavethnēskavithnēskavathnēskavēthnēskavelē
they 3rd person pluralthnēskalōthnēskalethnēskalithnēskalathnēskalēτεθνήκασινthnēskalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularthnēskameiōthnēskameiathnēskameiē
you 2nd person singularthnēskaseiōthnēskaseiathnēskaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularthnēskateiōthnēskateiathnēskateiē
we 1st person pluralthnēskaneiōthnēskaneiathnēskaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralthnēskaveiōthnēskaveiathnēskaveiē
they 3rd person pluralthnēskaleiōthnēskaleiathnēskaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularthnēskasōrthnēskasarthnēskasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularthnēskatōrthnēskatarthnēskatēr
ye 2nd person pluralthnēskavōrthnēskavarthnēskavēr
they 3rd person pluralthnēskalōrthnēskalarthnēskalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularthnēskamoiōthnēskamoia
you 2nd person singularthnēskasoiōthnēskasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularthnēskatoiōthnēskatoia
we 1st person pluralthnēskanoiōthnēskanoia
ye 2nd person pluralthnēskavoiōthnēskavoia
they 3rd person pluralthnēskaloiōthnēskaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicethnēskarōthnēskarithnēskarathnēskarēτεθνηκέναι
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicethnēskarōtosthnēskaritosthnēskaratosthnēskarētosτεθνηκὼς

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
thnēskstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

thnēsk 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

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

thnēskatē“dead”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Mark 15:44“dead”tos de Pilatos thaumazata ei ēdē thnēskatē, kai proskaleratos ton kenturiōnon eperōtata auton ei palai apothnēskata;Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

Luke 8:49“dead”Ēti autou lalarōtou erchetō tinos para tou archisunagōgou legarōtos hoti Thnēskatē tas thugatēras su, mēketi skullasōr ton didaskalon.While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

1 Timothy 5:6“dead”tas de spatalarōtas zōarōtas thnēskatē.But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.

thnēskalē“dead”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural

Matthew 2:20“dead”legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai poreuesōr eis gēan Israēl, thnēskalē gar tois zētarōtois tan psuchan teu paidieu.“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

thnēskarē“dead”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive

Acts 14:19“dead”Eperchala de apo Antiocheiau kai Ikonieu Ioudaiois, kai peitharatois toin ochloin kai lithazaratois ton Paulon surale exō tau politau, nomizarōtois auton thnēskarē.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

thnēskarētos“dead”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine

Luke 7:12“dead”hōs de engizata ta pula tau politau, kai idou ekkomizite thnēskarētos monogenos huios ta mētēra autou, kai autas ate chēras, kai ochlos tau politau hikanos ate sun auta.As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

John 11:44“died”exerchata tos thnēskarētos dirētos toin podoin kai tain cheirain keiriai, kai tas opsias autou soudarie periditelē. legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Luavar auton kai afiēkavar auton hupagarō.The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

thnēskarēton“dead”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular masculine

John 19:33“dead”epi de ton Iēsun ercharatois, hōs horala ēdē auton thnēskarēton, ouk katagnuala autou teim skeleim,But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

thnēskarētou“dead”has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular masculine

Acts 25:19“dead”zētēmeim de tineim peri tau idiau deisidaimoniau echale pros auton kai peri tinou Iēsu thnēskarētou, hon faskate tos Paulos zōarō.They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.