φόνοι
phónos
murders
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 7:21 · Word #15
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 NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | murders |
| Literal | murders |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φόνος |
| Strong's | G5408 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5408-02
intentional killings
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP); denotes multiple instances of the act of intentional killing. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Intentional killings" reflects the root sense of φον- as deliberate, unlawful taking of human life and preserves the plural form. The nominative masculine plural is conveyed naturally in English as a simple plural noun. |
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