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+# νεκρόω/nekroō
+Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 
+
+* This word can mean to be dead. 
+
+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. 
+
+Sometimes his word is an action. It is a verb.
+
+* This word can mean to put to death or kill. 
+* This word can mean something that is like killing in some way.
+
+See: Romans 4:19; Colossians 3:5; Hebrews 11:12