Greek core word #146 · verb · 111 times in the New Testament
ἀποθνῄσκω
ah-poth-NAYS-kohἀποθνῄσκω, ἀποθανοῦμαι, ἀπέθανον, —, —, — — die
- Present with -ισκ- suffix and iota subscript; 2nd aorist ἀπέθανον.
- Future ἀποθανοῦμαι is middle (contract) with active meaning; the perfect is supplied by τέθνηκα.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀποθνῄσκω | ἀποθνῄσκω | ἀποθνῄσκοιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἀποθνῄσκεις | ἀποθνῄσκῃς | ἀποθνῄσκοις | ἀπόθνῃσκε |
| 3 sg | ἀποθνῄσκει | ἀποθνῄσκῃ | ἀποθνῄσκοι | ἀποθνῃσκέτω |
| 1 pl | ἀποθνῄσκομεν | ἀποθνῄσκωμεν | ἀποθνῄσκοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἀποθνῄσκετε | ἀποθνῄσκητε | ἀποθνῄσκοιτε | ἀποθνῄσκετε |
| 3 pl | ἀποθνῄσκουσι(ν) | ἀποθνῄσκωσι(ν) | ἀποθνῄσκοιεν | ἀποθνῃσκέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀποθνῄσκειν
Participle: ἀποθνῄσκων, ἀποθνῄσκουσα, ἀποθνῇσκον (gen. ἀποθνῄσκοντος)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀπέθνῃσκον |
| 2 sg | ἀπέθνῃσκες |
| 3 sg | ἀπέθνῃσκε(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἀπεθνῄσκομεν |
| 2 pl | ἀπεθνῄσκετε |
| 3 pl | ἀπέθνῃσκον |
Future middle
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀποθανοῦμαι | ἀποθανοίμην |
| 2 sg | ἀποθανῇ | ἀποθανοῖο |
| 3 sg | ἀποθανεῖται | ἀποθανοῖτο |
| 1 pl | ἀποθανούμεθα | ἀποθανοίμεθα |
| 2 pl | ἀποθανεῖσθε | ἀποθανοῖσθε |
| 3 pl | ἀποθανοῦνται | ἀποθανοῖντο |
Infinitive: ἀποθανεῖσθαι
Participle: ἀποθανούμενος, ἀποθανουμένη, ἀποθανούμενον (gen. ἀποθανουμένου)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἀπέθανον | ἀποθάνω | ἀποθάνοιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἀπέθανες | ἀποθάνῃς | ἀποθάνοις | ἀπόθανε |
| 3 sg | ἀπέθανε(ν) | ἀποθάνῃ | ἀποθάνοι | ἀποθανέτω |
| 1 pl | ἀπεθάνομεν | ἀποθάνωμεν | ἀποθάνοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἀπεθάνετε | ἀποθάνητε | ἀποθάνοιτε | ἀποθάνετε |
| 3 pl | ἀπέθανον | ἀποθάνωσι(ν) | ἀποθάνοιεν | ἀποθανέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἀποθανεῖν
Participle: ἀποθανών, ἀποθανοῦσα, ἀποθανόν (gen. ἀποθανόντος)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 47, Luke 8:53.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 193 · open the PDF here