ΟΜΟΦΥΛΩΦΟΝΩ, ομοφυλωφονω
OMOPHYLŌPHONŌ, omophylōphonō
Sounds Like: oh-moh-foo-LOH-foh-noh
Translations: I murder my own kind, I kill my own people, of murdering one's own kind, of killing one's own people
From the root: ΟΜΟΦΥΛΩΦΟΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'homo-' (same), 'phylos' (tribe/race), and 'phonos' (murder). As a verb, it means 'I murder my own kind' or 'I kill my own people'. As a noun, it refers to the act of murdering one's own kind or people. It describes the act of killing or causing the death of someone from the same group, tribe, or nation.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present, Active, Indicative (Verb); Singular, Genitive (Noun)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:34
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΜΟΦΥΛΩΦΟΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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