ἈΛΛΗΛΟΦΟΝΤΑΙ, ἀλληλοφονται
ALLĒLOPHONTAI, allēlophontai
Sounds Like: al-lay-loh-FON-tai
Translations: they murder one another, they kill each other
From the root: ΑΛΛΗΛΩΝ, ΦΟΝΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning 'to murder one another' or 'to kill each other'. It describes an action where individuals or groups mutually engage in killing. It is used in the present tense, indicating an ongoing or habitual action, and is in the middle or passive voice, suggesting that the subjects are acting upon themselves or experiencing the action.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle or Passive, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G0240 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5407 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 39:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΛΗΛΩΝ, ΦΟΝΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΛΛΗΛΟΦΟΝΤΑΙ — they kill one another, they murder one another
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