What does πατήρ · ἀποκτείνω mean in the Bible?
πατήρ · ἀποκτείνω is a Greek phrase meaning "your fathers killed".
Greek · G3962, G615
οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν
A "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) · to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy
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πατήρ G3962 a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Pronunciation patḗr
Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.
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ἀποκτείνω G615 to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy
Pronunciation apokteínō
To kill with finality; perfective aspect emphasizes complete destruction rather than mere wounding or attempt.
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What does οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν (hoi pateres hymōn apekteinan) mean in the Bible?
πατήρ · ἀποκτείνω is a Greek phrase meaning "your fathers killed".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3962, G615?
G3962, G615 is connected to 413 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. your fathers killed
Source Gloss
your fathers killed
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 413 Case pattern Nominative (130) Number pattern Singular (360)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:32 · Matt 7:11 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 11:26 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 15:13 · Matt 16:17 · Matt 18:35 110×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 6:23 · Luke 6:26 · Luke 11:47 · John 4:20 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · John 6:58 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 7:15 · Acts 7:39 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 7:52 · Acts 15:10 · Rom 9:5 · 1 Cor 10:1 20×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:22 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 10:20 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 18:14 · Matt 18:19 100×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:30 · Matt 23:32 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 1:72 · Luke 11:48 · John 7:22 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 5:30 · Acts 7:32 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 22:14 · Rom 15:8 · Heb 11:23 14×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 15:5 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:12 · Luke 1:62 · Luke 9:42 · Luke 12:53 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 15:29 · John 4:21 · John 4:23 · John 8:38 · John 10:38 · John 14:10 33×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 7:44 · Heb 1:1 · Heb 8:9 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:9 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 26:53 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 7:10 93×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:55 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:12 · Acts 7:19 · Acts 13:17 · Acts 13:32 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 26:6 · Acts 28:25 · Rom 11:28 · 1 Cor 4:15 · Heb 12:9 12×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:9 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:42 · Luke 10:21 · Luke 11:2 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:21 · Luke 16:24 · Luke 16:27 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 22:42 · Luke 23:34 · Luke 23:46 · John 11:41 24×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Acts 7:2 · Acts 22:1 · 1 John 2:13 · 1 John 2:14 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 71 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 56 future 8 present 7
Voice
active 57 passive 14
Mood
indicative 26 infinitive 23 subjunctive 13 participle 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:28 ἀποκτεννόντων present active participle participle Matthew 10:28 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:5 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 16:21 ἀποκτανθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:23 ἀποκτενοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:35 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:38 ἀποκτείνωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 21:39 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:37 ἀποκτείνουσα present active participle participle Matthew 24:9 ἀποκτενοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:4 ἀποκτείνωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 3:4 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:19 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:31 ἀποκτανθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 9:31 ἀποκτενοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 9:31 ἀποκτανθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Mark 10:34 ἀποκτενοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 12:5 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:5 ἀποκτέννοντες present active participle participle Mark 12:7 ἀποκτείνωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:8 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:1 ἀποκτείνωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 9:22 ἀποκτανθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 11:47 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:48 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:4 ἀποκτεινόντων present active participle participle Luke 12:5 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 13:31 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 13:34 ἀποκτείνουσα present active participle participle Luke 13:4 ἀπέκτεινεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:33 ἀποκτενοῦσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 20:14 ἀποκτείνωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:15 ἀπέκτειναν aorist active indicative completed John 5:18 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 7:1 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 7:19 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 7:20 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 7:25 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 8:22 ἀποκτενεῖ future active indicative prospective John 8:37 ἀποκτεῖναι aorist active infinitive infinitive
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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
οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν is a primary word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain