Strong G5407φονεύω

to murder

Transliteration
phoneuō
Pronunciation
fon-yoo'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G5406; to be a murderer (of): - kill do murder slay.

Detailed definition

φονεύω
(φονεύς), [in LXX chiefly for רָצַח;]
to kill, murder. absol., Mat.5:21, Jas.4:2; μὴ (οὐ) φονεύσῃς (-εις), Mat.5:21 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Rom.13:9, Jas.2:11 (all from Exo.20:13-14); with accusative, Mat.23:31, 35, Jas.5:6.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5407 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • kill8
  • do3
  • shalt3
  • murder1
  • slew1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:21
    Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
  2. Matthew 19:18
    He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
  3. Matthew 23:31
    Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
  4. Matthew 23:35
    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
  5. Mark 10:19
    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
  6. Luke 18:20
    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
  7. Romans 13:9
    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  8. James 2:11
    For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
  9. James 4:2
    Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
  10. James 5:6
    Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φον-εύω,
murder, kill, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.35, 211, +others, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 340 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 716, etc.)]; with double accusative, [φόνον] φ. τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 335: _absolutely_, καὶ τίς φονεύε; 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1174, compare “El.” 34)]:—passive, to be slain, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.17, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1317 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.95.)]
2 of an animal, ἐὰν.. ζῷον.. τι φονεύσῃ τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 873e.)]
3 stain with blood, φασγάνῳ δέρην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 875 (troch.).)]