ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΕΙΝ, ἀδελφοκτονειν
ADELPHOKTONEIN, adelphoktonein
Sounds Like: ah-del-fok-toh-NEIN
Translations: to commit fratricide, to murder a brother, to kill a brother
From the root: ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning 'to kill a brother' or 'to commit fratricide'. It is formed from 'ἀδελφός' (brother) and 'κτείνω' (to kill). It describes the act of one sibling killing another. It is used in contexts discussing the grave sin or crime of killing a brother.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0080 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 11:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΕΩ.
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- ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΩ — I commit fratricide, I murder my brother, I kill my brother
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