To murder
φονεύωStrong’s G5407phoneuō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phoneuō is the Greek word usually translated “murder”, “shall you murder” and “may murder”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”
Meaning
Usually translated “murder”, “shall you murder” and “may murder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you will murder 2
- shall you murder 2
- may murder 1
- will you murder 1
- having murdered 1
- you murdered 1
- you may murder 1
- do commit murder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- James 3
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
- Matthew 23:31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
- Matthew 23:35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
- Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
- Luke 18:20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
- Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Greek dictionary
φονεύω phoneuō · to murder
φονεύω (φονεύς), [in LXX chiefly for רָצַח ;] to kill, murder. absol., Mat.5:21, Jas.4:2; μὴ (οὐ) φονεύσῃς (-εις), Mat.5:21 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Rom.13:9, Jas.2:11 (all from Exo.20:13-14); with accusative, Mat.23:31, 35, Jas.5:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “murder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUR'DER, noun
[Latin mors.]
- The act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind.
- An outcry, when life is in danger.
All definitions and other forms of “murder”
MUR'DER, verb transitive
- To kill a human being with premeditated malice. [See the Noun.]
- To destroy; to put an end to.
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.