noun · masculine
fonos
Greekφόνος (fonos)
Strong’sG5408
murder, slaughter
stem fon-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φόνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for דָּם, פֶּה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5408 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfon'-os
murder
Fromfrom an obsolete primary φένω (to slay);
King Jamesmurder, + be slain with, slaughter.
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 | fonos | fonois2×φόνοι |
| object accusative | fonon3×φόνον | fonoin |
| direct address vocative | fonor | fonoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fonou2×φόνου | fonoiu1×φόνων |
| to, for dative | fono1×φόνῳ | fonoi |
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
fono 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
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
fonon“murder”objectaccusative singular3×
Mark 15:7“murder”ate de tos legirōtos Barabbaos meta toiu stasiastoiu dirētos hotinois en ta stasia fonon poialelē.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
Luke 23:19“murder”hotinos ate dia stasian tinan gineratan en ta polita kai fonon balliratos en ta fulaka.(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
Luke 23:25“murder”apoluata de ton dia stasian kai fonon ballirēton eis fulakan hon aitele, ton de Iēsun paradōata te thelēme autoiu.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
fonou“murder”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 9:1“murder”Tos de Saulos ēti empnarōtos apeilau kai fonou eis toin mathētoin tou kuriou, prosercharatos to archierevoMeanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Romans 1:29“murder”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
fono“murder”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 11:37“murder”lithazila, prizila, en fono machairau apothnēskala, perierchala en mēlōtai, en aigeiei dermei, husterirōtois, thlibirōtois, kakouchirōtois,They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
fonois“murder”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 15:19“murder”ek gar tau kardiau exerchelō dialogismois ponērois, fonois, moicheiais, porneiais, klopais, pseudomarturiais, blasfēmiais.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Mark 7:21“murders”esōthen gar ek tau kardiau toiu anthrōpoiu tois dialogismois tois kakois ekporeuelō, porneiais, klopais, fonois,For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
fonoiu“murders”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 9:21“murders”kai ouk metanoala ek toiu fonoiu autoiu oute ek teiu farmakeiu autoiu oute ek tau porneiau autoiu oute ek teiu klemmeiu autoiu.Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.