What does ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos) is a Greek word meaning "to cease to be".
Greek · G581
ἀπογενόμενος
To cease to be
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ἀπογενόμενος G581
Pronunciation apogenómenos
What does ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos) is a Greek word meaning "to cease to be".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include we might die (1).
Where does ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Peter 2:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (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 we might die 1× 1 Peter 2:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Peter 2:24
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἀπογενόμενοι 1x apogenomenoi 1 Peter 2:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cease to be
Source Gloss
to cease to be
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to be away, removed from.
2to depart life, to die (MM, see word): τ. ἀμαρτίαις, i.e. with ref. to sins, 1Pe.2:24 (Cremer, 149, 668).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Peter 2:24 Verb Second Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπογενόμενοι, apogenomenoi
I go out of being, cease to be, die
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
participle 1
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
ἀπογενόμενος is built from these roots:
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