- νεκρόω
- νεκρόω (νεκρός) 1 aor. ἐνέκρωσα; pf. pass. ptc. νενεκρωμένος (Hellenist. word: Hipponax[?, s. below]; Epict. 1, 5, 7; Plut., Mor. 954d; Themist., Paraphr. Aristot. II p. 51, 15 Spengel; ins; Philo, Aet. M. 125; Just., A I, 18, 6; Ath., R. 24 p. 78, 20 al.) to deaden or cause to cease completely, put to death fig. ext. of the primary mng. ‘to put an end to the life of someth., to cause to be dead’ τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς what is earthly in you Col 3:5. Pass.: be as good as dead (Longus 2, 7, 5): νενεκρωμένος worn out, impotent of persons whose physical capabilities have failed in a certain respect (comm. on Hipponax POxy 2176 Fgm. 1 II, 7f=Hipponax Fgm. 129 C, 7f p. 137 Degani νενε]κρῶσθαι, but ἀπονε‹νε›]κρῶσθαι p. 153 West [for the reconstructed Fgm. of Hipponax on the basis of the comm. s. Fgm. X Diehl3; 129a–e Degani]; Maximus Tyr. 41, 3h; cp. Epict. 4, 5, 21); e.g. of Abraham in his old age ἀφʼ ἑνὸς ἐγενήθησαν καὶ ταῦτα νενεκρωμένου from one man, and him as good as dead, were born Hb 11:12. τὸ σῶμα νενεκρωμένον his worn-out body Ro 4:19 (cp. IG III/2, 1355 ἄνθρωπε μή μου παρέλθῃς σῶμα τὸ νενεκρωμένον.—Dssm., LO 75 [LAE 94]; BHaensler, BZ 12, 1914, 168ff; 14, 1916, 164ff).—DELG s.v. νεκρός. M-M. TW.
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