to die/be dead
thnesko describes persons as having died or being dead, including a woman called dead while still living.
The attested use chiefly describes people who have died or are regarded as dead: bodies are carried out, examined, or said to have died, and opponents who sought a child's life are themselves said to have died. In 1 Timothy 5:6, it is also applied to a woman who lives in indulgence yet is described as dead while living.
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Having died; being dead · dominant
The term marks persons as dead or having died in concrete death contexts. In Luke 7:12 the APB renders a dead only son being carried out; in John 19:33 it renders Jesus as already dead when those present came to him; and in Matthew 2:20 it renders those seeking the child's life as having died.
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Described as dead while living · rare
In 1 Timothy 5:6, the perfect indicative form occurs in the statement about a woman who lives in indulgence. The APB renders the clause, "is dead even while she lives," applying the description within her continuing life.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses "dead," "died," and "had died" in death contexts, while 1 Timothy 5:6 says "is dead even while she lives." These are renderings of whole clauses in a translation.