What does ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō): Breathe out one's last breath; to die, with emphasis on the final exhalation of life
Greek · G1606
ἐκπνέω
To expire
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ἐκπνέωG1606
Pronunciationekpnéō
What does ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō): Breathe out one's last breath; to die, with emphasis on the final exhalation of life
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1606?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] breathed His last (1), He breathed His last (1), He had breathed His last (1).
Where does ἐκπνέω (ekpnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] breathed His last1×Mark 15:37
He breathed His last1×Luke 23:46
He had breathed His last1×Mark 15:39
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 15:37
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark2Luke1
Source forms
ἐξέπνευσεν3xexepneusenMark 15:37, Mark 15:39, Luke 23:46
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular3xMark 15:37, Mark 15:39, Luke 23:46
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Breathe out one's last breath; to die, with emphasis on the final exhalation of life
Strong'sG1606
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to expire
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Breathe out one's last breath; to die, with emphasis on the final exhalation of life
to breathe out; sc. βίον, ψυχήν (expressed in cl., Æsch., al.; cf. LS, see word), to breathe one's last, expire: Mrk.15:37, 39 Luk.23:46. For force of aorist, see Swete, Mrk.15:37.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:37Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπνευσε.exepneusen
I breathe my last, expire
Read verseMark 15:39Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπνευσεν,exepneusen
I breathe my last, expire
Read verseLuke 23:46Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπνευσεν.exepneusen
I breathe my last, expire
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveMark 15:37 · Mark 15:39 · Luke 23:463×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 23:44–49ἐξέπνευσενekpnéō
He breathed out, expired
Mark 15:33–41ἐκπνέωekpnéō
to breathe out; expire
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Word Origins
ἐκπνέω is built from these roots: