King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5407
Transliteration: phoneuō
Phonetic Spelling: (fon-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to kill, murder
Meaning: to kill, murder
φονεύω; future φονεύσω; 1 aorist ἐφόνευσα; (φονεύς); from (Pindar, Aeschylus), Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for רָצֵח, also for הָרַג, הִכָּה, etc.; to kill, slay, murder; absolutely, to commit murder (A. V. kill): Matthew 5:21; James 4:2; οὐ (which see 6) φονεύσεις, Matthew 5:21; Matthew 19:18; Romans 13:9 (Exodus 20:15); μή φονεύσῃς, Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; James 2:11. τινα: Matthew 23:31, 35; James 5:6.
Word Summary
phoneuō: to kill, murder
Original Word: φονεύωTransliteration: phoneuō
Phonetic Spelling: (fon-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to kill, murder
Meaning: to kill, murder
Strong's Concordance
kill, slay. From phoneus; to be a murderer (of) -- kill, do murder, slay.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5407: φονεύωφονεύω; future φονεύσω; 1 aorist ἐφόνευσα; (φονεύς); from (Pindar, Aeschylus), Herodotus down; the Sept. mostly for רָצֵח, also for הָרַג, הִכָּה, etc.; to kill, slay, murder; absolutely, to commit murder (A. V. kill): Matthew 5:21; James 4:2; οὐ (which see 6) φονεύσεις, Matthew 5:21; Matthew 19:18; Romans 13:9 (Exodus 20:15); μή φονεύσῃς, Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; James 2:11. τινα: Matthew 23:31, 35; James 5:6.