Strong G1888ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος
in the very act
- Transliteration
- epautophōrō
- Pronunciation
- ep-ow-tof-o'-ro
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
αὐτόφωρος, -ον
(αὐτός, φώρ, a thief) [in Sm.: Job.34:11 *;]
prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, Jhn.8:4 (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).†
(AS)
(αὐτός, φώρ, a thief) [in Sm.: Job.34:11 *;]
prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, Jhn.8:4 (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1888 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- act1
First verses
- John 8:4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
Related to: αὐτό-φωρος, ον,
(φώρ) self-detected, ἀμπλακήματα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 51.)]
II mostly in the phrase ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν to catch in the act, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.85, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.132; ἑλεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1214; ἐλέγχειν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.42: with _passive_ Verbs, ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ ἁλῶναι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.72; εἰλῆφθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 455, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 181: hence,)]
II.2 in a more general sense, notoriously, manifestly, ἐπιβουλεύοντας φανῆναι ἐπ᾽ αὐ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.137; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. αὐτὸν ἐλέγξω 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.30; τὸν θάνατόν τινος ἐπ. αὐ. μηχανωμένη 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.3; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. καταλαμβάνειν τινὰ ἀμαθέστερον ὄντα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 22b, compare “R.” 359c; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. εἴλημμαι πλουσιώτατος ὤν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 3.13; ἀξιῶ σε.. ἐπ᾽. αὐ. ταῦτά μοι ἐπιδεῖξαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.21; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. κλέπται ὄντες ἐξελεγχόμενοι 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.10.)]
(φώρ) self-detected, ἀμπλακήματα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 51.)]
II mostly in the phrase ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν to catch in the act, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.85, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.132; ἑλεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1214; ἐλέγχειν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.42: with _passive_ Verbs, ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ ἁλῶναι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.72; εἰλῆφθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 455, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 181: hence,)]
II.2 in a more general sense, notoriously, manifestly, ἐπιβουλεύοντας φανῆναι ἐπ᾽ αὐ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.137; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. αὐτὸν ἐλέγξω 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.30; τὸν θάνατόν τινος ἐπ. αὐ. μηχανωμένη 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.3; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. καταλαμβάνειν τινὰ ἀμαθέστερον ὄντα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 22b, compare “R.” 359c; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. εἴλημμαι πλουσιώτατος ὤν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 3.13; ἀξιῶ σε.. ἐπ᾽. αὐ. ταῦτά μοι ἐπιδεῖξαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 1.21; ἐπ᾽ αὐ. κλέπται ὄντες ἐξελεγχόμενοι 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.10.)]