ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΩΡΟΙ, αὐτοφωροι
AUTOPHŌROI, autophōroi
Sounds Like: ow-toh-PHOH-roy
Translations: caught in the act, self-detected, self-convicted
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΩΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'caught in the act' or 'self-detected'. It is a compound word formed from 'αὐτός' (autos), meaning 'self', and 'φῶρ' (phōr), meaning 'thief' or 'one caught in the act'. It describes someone who is apprehended while committing a crime or whose guilt is immediately apparent.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 8:287
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΩΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΥ̓ΤΟΦΩΡΩ — (in) the very act, (in) the act itself, (in) flagrante delicto, red-handed
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