ἀπέθανεν [14 verses] (3rd sg aor ind act) "Is dead" is from apothnesko, which means "to die,""to pass away," and "to die off." The prefix means "away. The root "to die."  - "Died" is a Greek verb that means "to die" and "to die off." Since the root word also means "to die," and the prefix means "away," the sense is to "pass away" or to "die off."