φόνον
phónos
murder
Intentional killing of a person; the act of homicide, especially murder as a deliberate or unlawful taking of life. The word denotes intentional, often malicious killing, distinguishing premeditated murder from killing more generally. In some contexts, also used for mass killing or slaughter.
Mark 15:7 · Word #14
Lexicon G5408
| Lemma | φόνος |
| Transliteration | phónos |
| Strong's | G5408 |
| Definition | Intentional killing of a person; the act of homicide, especially murder as a deliberate or unlawful taking of life. The word denotes intentional, often malicious killing, distinguishing premeditated murder from killing more generally. In some contexts, also used for mass killing or slaughter. |
Morphology N ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | murder |
| Literal | murder |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φόνος |
| Strong's | G5408 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5408-03
intentional killing
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine, accusative singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); denotes a single instance of murder functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun φόνος denotes deliberate, unlawful taking of human life. Rendering it as "intentional killing" preserves the root sense of φον- (to kill, to slay) and reflects the accusative singular form as a single act or instance of such killing. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
a murder
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "murder". |