Word Study · Strong's G1606 · Greek

ἐκπνέω

ekpneo

ek-pneh'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: ekpnéō

“to expire”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to expire

Rendered in the KJV as

give up the ghost.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἐξέπνευσεν.¶2
ἐξέπνευσεν,1

How it is rendered · 3

breathed His last.1
He breathed His last,1
He breathed His last.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular3

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3S · 3

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Mark2 of 3 · 67%
Luke1 of 3 · 33%

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Mark2 occurrences

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 23:46ἐξέπνευσεν.¶exepneusenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.here: He breathed His last.

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