ἈΝΔΡΟΚΤΑΣΙΑ, ἀνδροκτασια
ANDROKTASIA, androktasia
Sounds Like: an-dro-kTA-see-ah
Translations: manslaughter, murder, man-slaying, a manslaughter, a murder, a man-slaying
From the root: ΑΝΗΡ, ΚΤΕΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word referring to the act of killing a man. It describes the crime or act of taking a human life, often implying violence or a deliberate act. It is used to denote the act of murder or homicide.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G435 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΗΡ, ΚΤΕΙΝΩ.
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.
- ΑΝΔΡΟΚΤΑΣΙΑ — manslaughter, murder, homicide, a murder
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