νεκρόω nekróō

Meaning

to deaden, i.e. (figuratively) to subdue

In the King James Version: be dead, mortify

Derivation: from G3498 (νεκρός);

Where it is used

• Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
• Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
• Hebrews 11:12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.