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
What it means
θνήσκω,
[in LXX chiefly for מות;]
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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thnēskatēτέθνηκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | dead | 3× |
| thnēskalēτεθνήκασιν | has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | dead | 1× |
| thnēskarēτεθνηκέναι | has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive | dead | 1× |
| thnēskarētosτεθνηκὼς | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine | dead | 2× |
| thnēskarētonτεθνηκότα | has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative singular masculine | dead | 1× |
| thnēskarētouτεθνηκότος | has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular masculine | dead | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thnēskamō | thnēskame | thnēskami | thnēskama | thnēskamē | thnēskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thnēskasō | thnēskase | thnēskasi | thnēskasa | thnēskasē | thnēskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thnēskatō | thnēskate | thnēskati | thnēskata | thnēskatē3×τέθνηκεν | thnēskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thnēskanō | thnēskane | thnēskani | thnēskana | thnēskanē | thnēskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thnēskavō | thnēskave | thnēskavi | thnēskava | thnēskavē | thnēskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thnēskalō | thnēskale | thnēskali | thnēskala | thnēskalē1×τεθνήκασιν | thnēskalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thnēskameiō | thnēskameia | thnēskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thnēskaseiō | thnēskaseia | thnēskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thnēskateiō | thnēskateia | thnēskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thnēskaneiō | thnēskaneia | thnēskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thnēskaveiō | thnēskaveia | thnēskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thnēskaleiō | thnēskaleia | thnēskaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thnēskasōr | thnēskasar | thnēskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thnēskatōr | thnēskatar | thnēskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thnēskavōr | thnēskavar | thnēskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thnēskalōr | thnēskalar | thnēskalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thnēskamoiō | thnēskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thnēskasoiō | thnēskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thnēskatoiō | thnēskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thnēskanoiō | thnēskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thnēskavoiō | thnēskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thnēskaloiō | thnēskaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thnēskarō | thnēskari | thnēskara | thnēskarē1×τεθνηκέναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thnēskarōtos | thnēskaritos | thnēskaratos | thnēskarētos4×τεθνηκὼς |
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
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 singular3×
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 plural1×
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 infinitive1×
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 masculine2×
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 masculine1×
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 masculine1×
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.