What does ἐκψύχω (ekpsýchō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκψύχω (ekpsýchō) is a Greek word meaning "to expire".
Greek · G1634
ἐκψύχω
To expire
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ἐκψύχωG1634
Pronunciationekpsýchō
What does ἐκψύχω (ekpsýchō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκψύχω (ekpsýchō) is a Greek word meaning "to expire".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1634?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] died (2), died (1).
Where does ἐκψύχω (ekpsýchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
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] died2×Acts 5:5, Acts 12:23
died1×Acts 5:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 5:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
ἐξέψυξεν3xexepsyxenActs 5:5, Acts 5:10, Acts 12:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular3xActs 5:5, Acts 5:10, Acts 12:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to expire
Source Gloss
to expire
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.
Acts 5:5Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέψυξε·exeyuxen
I breathe my last, die, expire
Read verseActs 5:10Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέψυξεν·exeyuxen
I breathe my last, die, expire
Read verseActs 12:23Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέψυξεν.exeyuxen
I breathe my last, die, 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.
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)
Word Origins
ἐκψύχω is built from these roots: