noun · masculine
foneuos
Greekφονεύς (foneus)
Strong’sG5406
a murderer
stem foneu-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* φονεύς, -έως, ὁ
(φόνος) [in LXX: Wi 12:5 *;]
SYN.: ἀνθρωποκτόνος
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5406 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfon-yooce'
a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional) homicide; which G443 does not necessarily imply; while G4607 is a special term for a public bandit)
Fromfrom G5408;
King Jamesmurderer.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | foneuos2×φονεύς | foneuois2×φονεῖς |
| object accusative | foneuon1×φονέα | foneuoin1×φονεῖς |
| direct address vocative | foneuor | foneuoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | foneuou | foneuoiu |
| to, for dative | foneuo | foneuoi1×φονεῦσι |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
foneuo 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
foneuos“murderer”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 28:4“murderer”hōs de horala tois barbarois kremannuerōtem tem thērem ek tau cheirau autou, pros allēloin legale; Pantōs foneuos atō tos anthrōpos houtos hon diasōziraton ek tau thalassau tas dikas zōarō ouk easata.When 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 4:15“murderer”mē gar tinos vu paschatōr hōs foneuos ē kleptos ē kakopoios ē hōs allotriepiskopos;Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
foneuon“murderer”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 3:14“murderer”vis de ton hagion kai dikaion arneva kai aiteva anēron foneuon charizira vi,You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
foneuois“murderers”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 7:52“murderers”tinon toiu profētoiu ouk diōkala tois patērois vu? kai apokteinala toin prokatangellaratoin peri tau eleusiau tou dikaiou hou nun vis prodotois kai foneuois gineva,Which 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 —
Revelation 22:15“murderers”exō tois kuōnois kai tois farmakois kai tois pornois kai tois foneuois kai tois eidōlolatrois kai pantos filarōtos kai poiarōtos pseusem.But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
foneuoin“murderers”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 22:7“murderers”tos de basilevos orgizita, kai pemparatos teim strateumeim autou apolluata toin foneuoin ekeinoin kai tan politan autoiu empimprēata.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
foneuoi“murderers”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 21:8“murderers”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelusserētoi kai foneuoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi kai eidōlolatroi kai pantoi toi pseudoi tem merem autoiu en ta limna ta kaiirōta pure kai theie, hem atō tos thanatos tos deuteros.But 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.”