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φονεύω

phoneuō · murder

Greek word · Strong’s number G5407 · appears 12 times in the Bible

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What it means

phoneuō (φονεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “murder”.

Kill, murder.

How to say it

pho·neu·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To take another's life.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • murder ×8
  • murders ×1
  • those who murdered ×1
  • you have murdered ×1
  • you murdered ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 5:21

    “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.’

  • Matthew 19:18

    He says to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness;

  • Matthew 23:31

    So you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

  • Matthew 23:35

    so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

  • Mark 10:19

    You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

  • Luke 18:20

    You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

  • Romans 13:9

    For: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

  • James 2:11

    For the one who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. And if you do not commit adultery but you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

  • James 4:2

    You desire and do not have; you murder and are jealous and cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask.

  • James 5:6

    You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one; he does not oppose you.

And 2 more times.