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Greek · G3551, G599

νόμῳ ἀπέθανον

Law · to die off (literally or figuratively)

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νόμοςG3551law
Pronunciationnómos
Encompasses both the Mosaic law and any binding principle or force impelling moral action
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ἀποθνήσκωG599to die off (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationapothnḗskō
Death as severance—natural, violent, or spiritual—often involving sacrifice or separation from life/sin.
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What does νόμῳ ἀπέθανον (nomō apethanon) mean in the Bible?

νόμος · ἀποθνήσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)".

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What does νόμος · ἀποθνήσκω mean in the Bible?

νόμος · ἀποθνήσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3551, G599?

G3551, G599 is connected to 193 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)

Strong'sG3551, G599
Lexical occurrences193 versesWord forms5 forms193 references

Source Gloss

law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns5Aligned forms193Case patternGenitive (67)Number patternSingular (191)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:12 · Matt 11:13 · Matt 22:40 · Luke 16:16 · John 1:17 · John 7:23 · John 7:51 · Rom 2:14 · Rom 3:19 · Rom 4:15 · Rom 5:20 · Rom 7:1 · Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:12 · Rom 7:14 · Rom 8:234×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:18 · Matt 23:23 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 16:17 · John 12:34 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 13:15 · Acts 18:15 · Acts 21:20 · Acts 21:28 · Acts 22:3 · Acts 23:29 · Acts 28:23 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 2:13 · Rom 2:1467×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:5 · Matt 22:36 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 2:24 · Luke 10:26 · Luke 24:44 · John 1:45 · John 8:17 · John 10:34 · John 15:25 · Acts 13:38 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 2:17 · Rom 2:20 · Rom 2:23 · Rom 3:1931×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:17 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 2:39 · John 7:19 · John 7:49 · John 18:31 · John 19:7 · Acts 7:53 · Acts 15:5 · Acts 18:13 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 22:12 · Acts 23:3 · Acts 24:14 · Acts 25:8 · Rom 2:1459×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineHeb 8:10 · Heb 10:162×
193 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 108 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed46ongoing9prospective4background1subjunctive16infinitive21participle11
Tense
aorist82present21future4imperfect1
Voice
active104middle4
Mood
indicative60infinitive21subjunctive16participle11
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:32ἀπέθανονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:24ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:24ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 22:27ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:35ἀποθανεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 5:35ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 5:39ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 9:26ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:19ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:20ἀποθνῄσκωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 12:21ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:22ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 15:44ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:42ἀπέθνῃσκενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 8:52ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:53ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 16:22ἀποθανεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 16:22ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:28ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 20:29ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:31ἀπέθανονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:32ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:36ἀποθανεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 4:47ἀποθνῄσκεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 4:49ἀποθανεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 6:49ἀπέθανονaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 6:50ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 6:58ἀπέθανονaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 8:21ἀποθανεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveJohn 8:24ἀποθανεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveJohn 8:24ἀποθανεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveJohn 8:52ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 8:53ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 8:53ἀπέθανονaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 11:14ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 11:16ἀποθάνωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 11:21ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 11:25ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 11:26ἀποθάνῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 11:32ἀπέθανενaorist active indicativecompleted+68 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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