In the very act
ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωροςStrong’s G1888epautophōros, autophōros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epautophōros, autophōros is the Greek word usually translated “very act”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.”
Meaning
Usually translated “very act”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- very act 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος epautophōros, autophōros · in the very act
αὐτόφωρος, -ον (αὐτός, φώρ, a thief) [in Sm.: Job.34:11 * ;] prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, Jhn.8:4 (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.