to expire
ekpneo refers to Jesus’ dying at the end of his cry or final spoken words.
The attested use describes Jesus’ death, occurring after a great cry or after his final spoken words; the same event is observed by the centurion in Mark 15:39.
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Dying after a cry or final words · dominant
All three occurrences use the same aorist active indicative singular form for Jesus’ death. In Mark 15:37 the APB renders the sequence, “Then Jesus uttered a great cry and expired”; in Luke 23:46 it follows his words committing his spirit into the Father’s hands, and Mark 15:39 presents the centurion as seeing how he died.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “expired” in Luke 23:46, Mark 15:37, and Mark 15:39. This consistently presents the verse-level event rather than establishing a finer distinction.