GreekG1888Adjective
ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος
epautophōros, autophōros
“in the very act”
1Occurrences
G1888Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
in theft itself, i.e. (by analogy) in actual crime
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G846 (αὐτός) and (the dative case singular of) a derivative of (a thief);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Sm.: * ;] prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
John
1
Key Passages
John 8:4BSB
and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
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