ΠΑΤΡΟΚΤΟΝΟΝ, πατροκτονον
PATROKTONON, patroktonon
Sounds Like: pa-trok-TO-non
Translations: patricidal, parricidal, murderer of a father, a murderer of a father
From the root: ΠΑΤΡΟΚΤΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'patricidal' or 'parricidal', referring to someone who has murdered their own father or a close relative. It can also be used as a noun to describe such a person. It is formed from two parts: 'πατήρ' (father) and 'κτείνω' (to kill).
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 26:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΤΡΟΚΤΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΑΤΡΟΚΤΟΝΟΥ — of a parricide, of a father-killer, of one who murders a father
- ΠΑΤΡΟΚΤΟΝΟΥΣ — parricidal, father-killing, a parricidal person, a father-killing person
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