Decease
(Eng., "exodus"), lit. signifies "a way out" (ex, "out," hodos, "a way"); hence, "a departure," especially from life, "a decease;" in Luk 9:31, of the Lord's death, "which He was about to accomplish;" in 2Pe 1:15, of Peter's death (marg., "departure" in each case); "departure" in Heb 11:22, RV. See DEPARTURE.
lit., "to end," is used intransitively and translated "deceased" in Mat 22:25. See DEATH, A, No. 3, DIE.
