φόνοςphónos
murder
Greek (New Testament) · G5408
Meanings
murder, slaughter: Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19, Luke 23:25, Acts 9:1, Romans 1:29; φ. μαχαίρης (cf. Exodus 17:13, and elsewhere), Hebrews 11:37; plural, Matthew 15:19, Mark 7:21, Revelation 9:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
- Mark 7:21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
- Mark 15:7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising.
- Luke 23:19 (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)
- Luke 23:25 As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished.
- Acts 9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.