φονεύς
phoneusmurdererHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences4 books7 verses
Definition
φονεύς, -έως, ὁ
(φόνος) [in LXX: Wis.12.5 * ;]
a murderer: Matthew 22:7, Acts 7:52; 28:4, 1 Peter 4:15, Revelation 21:8; 22:15; ἀνὴρ φ., Acts 3:14.
Synonyms: ἀνθρωποκτόνος
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Matthew 22:7φονεῖς · murderersThe king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Acts 3:14φονέα · a murdererYou rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Acts 7:52φονεῖς · murderersWhich of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- Acts 28:4φονεύς · a murdererWhen the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
- 1 Peter 4:15φονεὺς · a murdererIndeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
- Revelation 21:8φονεῦσιν · murderersBut to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
- Revelation 22:15φονεῖς · murderersBut outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.