Word Study · Strong's G5406 · Greek
φονεύς
phoneus
fon-yooce'
Strong's 1890 spelling: phoneús
“a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional) homicide”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional) homicide; which does not necessarily imply; while is a special term for a public bandit)
Rendered in the KJV as
murderer.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- φονεῖς3
- φονέα1
- φονεύς1
- φονεὺς1
- φονεῦσιν1
How it is rendered · 3
- a murderer3
- murderers3
- to murderers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NPM · 2
- N-NSM · 2
- N-APM · 1
- N-ASM · 1
- N-DPM · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 3:14φονέαphoneanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularYou rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.here: a murderer
- Acts 7:52φονεῖςphoneisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhich 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—here: murderers
- Acts 28:4φονεύςphoneusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen 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.”here: a murderer
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 21:8φονεῦσινphoneusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralBut 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.”here: to murderers
- Revelation 22:15φονεῖςphoneisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBut outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.here: murderers