Verb apothnēskō (to die) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

8: 32And he said to them, "Go!" So they came out and entered the swine; and suddenly, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died (apothnēskō) in the water.
9: 24he said, "Go away; for the girl did not die (apothnēskō) but is sleeping." And they laughed at him.
22: 24"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies (apothnēskō) childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.'
22: 27Last of all, the woman herself died (apothnēskō).
26: 35Peter said to him, "Even though I must die (apothnēskō) with you, I will not deny you." And so said all the disciples.

Mark

5: 35While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter has died (apothnēskō). Why trouble the teacher any further?"
5: 39When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child did not die (apothnēskō) but is sleeping."
9: 26After crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, "He is dead (apothnēskō)."
12: 19"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies (apothnēskō), leaving a wife but no child, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.
12: 20There were seven brothers; the first married and, when he died (apothnēskō), left no children;
12: 21and the second married the widow and died (apothnēskō), leaving no children; and the third likewise;
12: 22none of the seven left children. Last of all the woman herself died (apothnēskō).
15: 44Then Pilate wondered if he were dead (apothnēskō) already; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time.

Luke

8: 42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying (apothnēskō). As he went, the crowds pressed in on him.
8: 52They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead (apothnēskō) but sleeping."
8: 53And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead (apothnēskō).
16: 22The poor man died (apothnēskō) and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died (apothnēskō) and was buried.
20: 28and asked him a question, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies (apothnēskō), leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.
20: 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died (apothnēskō) childless;
20: 31and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died (apothnēskō) childless.
20: 32Finally the woman also died (apothnēskō).
20: 36Indeed they cannot die (apothnēskō) anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

John

4: 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die (apothnēskō).
4: 49The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my little boy dies (apothnēskō)."
6: 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died (apothnēskō).
6: 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die (apothnēskō).
6: 58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died (apothnēskō). But the one who eats this bread will live forever."
8: 21Again he said to them, "I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die (apothnēskō) in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
8: 24I told you that you would die (apothnēskō) in your sins, for you will die (apothnēskō) in your sins unless you believe that I am he."
8: 52The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died (apothnēskō), and so did the prophets; yet you say, 'Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.'
8: 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died (apothnēskō)? The prophets also died (apothnēskō). Who do you claim to be?"
11: 14Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead (apothnēskō).
11: 16Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die (apothnēskō) with him."
11: 21Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died (apothnēskō).
11: 25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die (apothnēskō), will live,
11: 26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die (apothnēskō). Do you believe this?"
11: 32When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died (apothnēskō)."
11: 37But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying (apothnēskō)?"
11: 50You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die (apothnēskō) for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed."
11: 51He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die (apothnēskō) for the nation,
12: 24Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies (apothnēskō), it remains just a single grain; but if it dies (apothnēskō), it bears much fruit.
12: 33He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die (apothnēskō).
18: 14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one person die (apothnēskō) for the people.
18: 32(This was to fulfill what Jesus had said when he indicated the kind of death he was to die (apothnēskō).)
19: 7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die (apothnēskō) because he has claimed to be the Son of God."
21: 23So the rumor spread in the community that this disciple would not die (apothnēskō). Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die (apothnēskō), but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"

Acts

7: 4Then he left the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died (apothnēskō), God had him move from there to this country in which you are now living.
9: 37At that time she became ill and died (apothnēskō). When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs.
21: 13Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die (apothnēskō) in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
25: 11Now if I am in the wrong and have committed something for which I deserve to die (apothnēskō), I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can turn me over to them. I appeal to the emperor."