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nekróō

put to death

Say it: nek-RO-oh (approximate)

νεκρόω

What it means

To put to death, to treat as dead (from nekros, "dead"). In 3:5, "put to death therefore your members which are on the earth." In Romans 4:19 it describes Abraham's body as "as good as dead."

Range of meaning

  • Put to deathKill.
  • Treat as deadDeprive of power.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 3

    "Put to death therefore your members" (3:5).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3499 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources