νεκρόω
nekroō
to put to death
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word νεκρόω (nekroō) means "to put to death". This verb is part of the Physical Action semantic domain, indicating a direct and tangible action. In the three instances where this word appears in the Bible, it refers to the act of causing death, rather than the state of being dead. The significance of νεκρόω lies in its connotation of agency and responsibility. When an action is described as putting someone to death, it implies a deliberate and intentional act, rather than an accidental or natural occurrence. This nuance highlights the importance of accountability and the consequences of one's actions.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
Colossians 3:5Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Hebrews 11:12Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.