5408. phonos

Strong's Lexicon

phonos: Murder, killing, slaughter

Original Word: φόνος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: phonos
Pronunciation: FO-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (fon'-os)
Definition: Murder, killing, slaughter
Meaning: murder, slaughter, killing.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb φονεύω (phoneuō), meaning "to murder" or "to kill."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7523 (רָצַח, ratsach) - to murder, slay

- H2026 (הָרַג, harag) - to kill, slay

Usage: The term "phonos" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of murder or unlawful killing. It is often associated with acts of violence and is considered a grave sin. The word emphasizes the intentional and malicious nature of taking another person's life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, murder was a serious crime, often punishable by death or exile. The Jewish law, as outlined in the Old Testament, also strictly prohibited murder, reflecting the commandment "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). The New Testament continues this tradition, condemning murder as a violation of God's law and an act contrary to the love and respect for life that believers are called to uphold.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5408 phónos – murder (intentional, unjustified homicide). See 5407 (phoneuō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from phen- (to slay)
Definition
a murder
NASB Translation
death* (1), murder (5), murders (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5408: φόνος

φόνος, φόνου, ὁ (ΦΑΝΩ; cf. φόβος, at the beginning), from Homer down, murder, slaughter: Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19, 25; Acts 9:1; Romans 1:29; ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας, Hebrews 11:37 (Exodus 17:13; Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 20:13); plural φόνοι, murders: Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21; Galatians 5:21 (T WH omit; L Tr brackets φόνοι); Revelation 9:21.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

murder, slaughter.

From an obsolete primary pheno (to slay); murder -- murder, + be slain with, slaughter.

Forms and Transliterations

φονοι φόνοι φονοίς φονον φόνον φόνος φονου φόνου φόνους φονω φόνω φόνῳ φονων φόνων φορβέαν φορεία φορείον phono phonō phonoi phónoi phónōi phonon phonōn phónon phónōn phonou phónou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 15:19 N-NMP
GRK: διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι πορνεῖαι
NAS: thoughts, murders, adulteries,
KJV: thoughts, murders, adulteries,
INT: thoughts evil murders adulteries sexual immorality

Mark 7:21 N-NMP
GRK: πορνεῖαι κλοπαί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι
NAS: thefts, murders, adulteries,
KJV: adulteries, fornications, murders,
INT: sexual immorality thefts murders adulteries

Mark 15:7 N-AMS
GRK: τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν
NAS: had committed murder in the insurrection.
KJV: had committed murder in
INT: the insurrection murder had committed

Luke 23:19 N-AMS
GRK: πόλει καὶ φόνον βληθεὶς ἐν
NAS: made in the city, and for murder.)
KJV: and for murder, was cast
INT: city and murder having been cast into

Luke 23:25 N-AMS
GRK: στάσιν καὶ φόνον βεβλημένον εἰς
NAS: for insurrection and murder, but he delivered
KJV: sedition and murder was cast into
INT: insurrection and murder had been cast into

Acts 9:1 N-GMS
GRK: ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς
NAS: threats and murder against
KJV: and slaughter against
INT: threats and murder toward the

Romans 1:29 N-GMS
GRK: μεστοὺς φθόνου φόνου ἔριδος δόλου
NAS: full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
KJV: full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
INT: full of envy murder strife deceit

Hebrews 11:37 N-DMS
GRK: ἐπρίσθησαν ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρης ἀπέθανον
KJV: with the sword: they wandered about
INT: they were sawed in two by slaughter of [the] sword they died

Revelation 9:21 N-GMP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν φόνων αὐτῶν οὔτε
NAS: and they did not repent of their murders nor
KJV: of their murders, nor of
INT: of the murders of them nor

Strong's Greek 5408
9 Occurrences

φόνῳ — 1 Occ.
φόνων — 1 Occ.
φόνοι — 2 Occ.
φόνον — 3 Occ.
φόνου — 2 Occ.