φονεύω
phoneuō
“to murder”
Definition
to be a murderer (of)
from G5406 (φονεύς);
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Occurrences
φονεύω appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
“Which ones?” the man asked.Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
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.
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.’”
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