nekroo describes being in a death-like condition and, in a command, putting earthly practices to death.

The attested uses chiefly describe a person or body as being in a death-like condition; a separate imperative commands the putting to death of earthly practices.

1. Being in a death-like condition · dominant

   In Romans 4:19, a perfect passive participle occurs in the clause about considering his own body, while the APB renders the body as “already as good as dead.” In Hebrews 11:12, the same participial pattern occurs of one man from whom descendants were born, and the APB likewise says “him as good as dead.”

   Romans 4:19Hebrews 11:12
2. Command to end earthly practices · occasional

   In Colossians 3:5, the aorist active plural verb introduces a command concerning the members upon the earth, followed by sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greediness. The APB renders the clause, “Put to death, therefore, the members that are upon the earth.”

   Colossians 3:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the participial occurrences in Romans 4:19 and Hebrews 11:12 with “as good as dead,” while Colossians 3:5 is rendered as a command, “Put to death.” These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a precise token-by-token rendering.