Murderer
ἀνθρωποκτόνοςStrong’s G0443anthrōpoktonos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anthrōpoktonos is the Greek word usually translated “murderer”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “murderer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a murderer 2
- murderer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- 1 John 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀνθρωποκτόνος anthrōpoktonos · murderer
ἀνθρωποκτόνος, -ον (κτείνω, to kill) a murderer, manslayer (Eur.; see MM, VGT, see word): Jhn.8:44, 1Jn.3:16.† SYN.: φονεύς, ἀνδροφόνος (see Tr., Syn, § 83) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “murderer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUR'DERER, noun
A person who in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.
- A small piece of ordnance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.