ἀποκτενεῖ
apoktenei
he will kill
from ἀπό and (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:--put to death, kill, slay.
John 8:22 · Word #6
Lexicon G615
| Lemma | ἀποκτείνω |
| Transliteration | apokteínō |
| Strong's | G615 |
| In-context | he will kill |
| Literal | he-will-kill |
Morphology V FUT ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | FUT — Future — Action expected to happen |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποκτείνω |
| Strong's | G615 |
SIBI-P1 G615-16
he/she/it will kill off
| Root | ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō) |
| Core Meanings | kill, slay, put to death, destroy utterly |
| Semantic Range | to kill, to slay, to put to death judicially, to murder, to destroy utterly, to cause death metaphorically |
| Conceptual Significance | This verb often appears in contexts of persecution, judgment, or violent opposition to God’s purposes. Its intensified form underscores deliberate and decisive removal of life, whether in literal execution, martyrdom, or figurative destruction. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,V,IFA3,,S = Verb, Future Active Indicative, 3rd person singular. The action is portrayed as a definite future act performed by the subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb ἀποκτενεῖ is future active indicative, third person singular, indicating a definite future action performed by the subject. The rendering "will kill off" preserves both the future tense and the intensifying force of the prefix ἀπό ("away, off"), conveying the sense of killing outright or completely. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἀποκτείνω (kill, slay, put to death, destroy utterly)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G615-01 |
apektanthe | he/she/it was killing-off |
G615-02 |
apektanthesan | they were killed off |
G615-03 |
apekteinan | they were killing off |
Word Usage (74 occurrences of G615)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 10:28 | ἀποκτεννόντων | apoktennonton | |
| Matthew 10:28 | ἀποκτεῖναι | apokteinai | |
| Matthew 14:5 | ἀποκτεῖναι | apokteinai |