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φονεύς

Murderer

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φονεύς G5406
Pronunciation phoneús

What does φονεύς (phoneús) mean in the Bible?

φονεύς (phoneús) is a Greek word meaning "murderer". φονεύς, -έως, ὁ (φόνος) [in LXX: Wis.

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Meaning

murderer
Extended definition

One who unlawfully kills another person; distinct from lawful execution or warfare.

(φόνος) [in LXX: Wis.12:5 * ;] a murderer: Mat.22:7 Act.7:52 28:4, 1Pe.4:15, Rev.21:8 22:15; ἀνὴρ φ., Act.3:14.

Synonymsἀνθρωποκτόνος
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 7:52 · Rev 22:15 2×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 28:4 · 1 Pet 4:15 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:8 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:7 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 3:14 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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