verb
foneuamō
Greekφονεύω (foneuō)
Strong’sG5407
I murder
stem foneu-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φονεύω
(< φονεύς), [in LXX chiefly for רָצַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5407 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfon-yoo'-o
to be a murderer (of)
Fromfrom G5406;
King Jameskill, do murder, slay.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| foneuasōφονεύεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | murder | 1× |
| foneuavōφονεύετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | murder | 1× |
| foneuasiφονεύσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | murder | 3× |
| foneuavaἐφονεύσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | murdered | 2× |
| foneuaseiaφονεύσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | murder | 3× |
| foneuateiaφονεύσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | murders | 1× |
| foneuaratoiuφονευσάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | murdered | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | foneuamō | foneuame | foneuami | foneuama | foneuamē | foneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | foneuasō1×φονεύεις | foneuase | foneuasi3×φονεύσεις | foneuasa | foneuasē | foneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foneuatō | foneuate | foneuati | foneuata | foneuatē | foneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | foneuanō | foneuane | foneuani | foneuana | foneuanē | foneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | foneuavō1×φονεύετε | foneuave | foneuavi | foneuava2×ἐφονεύσατε | foneuavē | foneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | foneualō | foneuale | foneuali | foneuala | foneualē | foneualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | foneuameiō | foneuameia | foneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | foneuaseiō | foneuaseia3×φονεύσῃς | foneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foneuateiō | foneuateia1×φονεύσῃ | foneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | foneuaneiō | foneuaneia | foneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | foneuaveiō | foneuaveia | foneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | foneualeiō | foneualeia | foneualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | foneuasōr | foneuasar | foneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foneuatōr | foneuatar | foneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | foneuavōr | foneuavar | foneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | foneualōr | foneualar | foneualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | foneuamoiō | foneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | foneuasoiō | foneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foneuatoiō | foneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | foneuanoiō | foneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | foneuavoiō | foneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | foneualoiō | foneualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | foneuarō | foneuari | foneuara | foneuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | foneuarōtos | foneuaritos | foneuaratos1× | foneuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
foneu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
foneuasō“murder”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
James 2:11“murder”tos gar legaratos Mē moicheuaseia legata kai Mē foneuaseia; ei de ouk moicheuasō foneuasō de, ginasē parabatos nomou.For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
foneuavō“murder”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
James 4:2“murder”epithumavō, kai ouk echavō; foneuavō kai zēlavō, kai ouk dunevō epitunchanara; machevō kai polemavō. ouk echavō dia tem mē aiterō vin;You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
foneuasi“murder”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular3×
Matthew 5:21“murder”Akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk foneuasi; hos de an foneuateia, enochos eti ta krisia.You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Matthew 19:18“murder”legatō auto; Poiain? tos de Iēsus legata; Tem Ouk foneuasi, Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk pseudomarturasi,“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
Romans 13:9“murder”tem gar; Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk foneuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk epithumasi, kai ei tinas heteras entolas, en to logo houto anakefalaiitō, en to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
foneuava“murdered”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 23:35“murdered”hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchirōtem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
James 5:6“murdered”katadikazava, foneuava ton dikaion. ouk antitassetō vi?You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
foneuaseia“murder”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular3×
Mark 10:19“murder”tain entolain oidasē; Mē foneuaseia, Mē moicheuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Mē aposteraseia, Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran.You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
Luke 18:20“murder”tain entolain oidasē; Mē moicheuaseia, Mē foneuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran.You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
James 2:11“murder”tos gar legaratos Mē moicheuaseia legata kai Mē foneuaseia; ei de ouk moicheuasō foneuasō de, ginasē parabatos nomou.For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
foneuateia“murders”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 5:21“murders”Akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk foneuasi; hos de an foneuateia, enochos eti ta krisia.You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
foneuaratoiu“murdered”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Matthew 23:31“murdered”hōste marturavō heautoi hoti huiois avō toiu foneuaratoiu toin profētoin.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.