αὐτοφόρῳ

autophoro

the very act

G8475

John 8:4 · Word #17

Lexicon G8475

Strong'sG8475

Morphology ADJ.A DAT N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasethe very act
Literalcaught-in-the-act

Lexical Info

Lemmaαὐτοῦ
Strong'sG8475

SIBI-P1 Translation G8475-01

to the caught-in-the-act thing

Morphological NotesAdjective, dative neuter singular (Gr,AA,,,,DNS); attributive form agreeing with a neuter noun in the dative case.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective αὐτόφορος combines αὐτός (self) and φέρω (to bear/carry), conveying something borne by itself—hence caught in the act or self-evident. The dative neuter singular form is reflected with "to the" and a neuter substantive sense ("thing").

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

the very act

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'to the caught-in-the-act thing' to 'the very act'; this is the idiomatic forensic phrase for αὐτοφόρῳ and most contextually accurate.