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.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.