φονεύετε
phoneúō
you murder
to commit intentional homicide; to kill a person unlawfully and with malice, especially to commit murder. The primary meaning is the deliberate, unauthorized taking of human life, usually in the sense of criminal or wrongful killing. In extended contexts, the term may carry legal or moral connotations of murder as distinguished from killing in war, judicial execution, or accidental death.
James 4:2 · Word #5
Lexicon G5407
| Lemma | φονεύω |
| Transliteration | phoneúō |
| Strong's | G5407 |
| Definition | to commit intentional homicide; to kill a person unlawfully and with malice, especially to commit murder. The primary meaning is the deliberate, unauthorized taking of human life, usually in the sense of criminal or wrongful killing. In extended contexts, the term may carry legal or moral connotations of murder as distinguished from killing in war, judicial execution, or accidental death. |
Morphology V PRS ACT IND 2P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you murder |
| Literal | you-murder-kill |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φονεύω |
| Strong's | G5407 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5407-03
you are murdering
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural (Gr,V,IPA2,,P,) — ongoing action performed by "you" (plural). |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active indicative, second person plural, denotes an ongoing or characteristic action performed by "you" (plural). "You are murdering" preserves the deliberate, unlawful sense of φονεύω and reflects the present tense and active voice. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you are murdering
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 preserves the continuous verbal form which fits the context of habitual conduct in this passage. |