ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΙΑΣ, ἀδελφοκτονιας
ADELPHOKTONIAS, adelphoktonias
Sounds Like: ah-del-fok-toh-NEE-as
Translations: (of) fratricide, (of) brother-killing
From the root: ἈΔΕΛΦΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of killing one's own brother or sister. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀδελφός' (adelphos), meaning 'brother' or 'sibling', and 'κτόνος' (ktonos), meaning 'killer' or 'slayer', derived from 'κτείνω' (kteinō), 'to kill'. It describes the crime or sin of sibling murder.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0080 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 32:6
From the same root
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