νεκρόω
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
English (LSJ)
A make dead, mortify, μόριόν τι Gal.11.265:—Pass., νενεκρῶσθαι τὸ μόριον Id.18(1).156: metaph., τὰ δόγματα . . δύναται νεκρωθῆναι M.Ant.7.2; οὐ ψυχὴ κυρίως, ἀλλὰ νενεκρωμένη τις Simp.in Ph. 1066.27; to be dead, νεκρωθείς IG14.1976; νενεκρωμένος, of the body of Abraham, Ep.Rom.4.19. II metaph., mortify, νεκρώσατε τὰ μέλη Ep.Col.3.5.