Strong's Greek: 443. ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrópoktonos) -- Murderer

Strong's Lexicon

anthrópoktonos: Murderer

Original Word: ἀνθρωποκτόνος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: anthrópoktonos
Pronunciation: an-thro-POK-ton-os
Phonetic Spelling: (anth-ro-pok-ton'-os)
Definition: Murderer
Meaning: a murderer, man-slayer.

Word Origin: From ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos, meaning "man") and κτείνω (kteinō, meaning "to kill")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7523 (רָצַח, ratsach) - to murder, slay

- H2026 (הָרַג, harag) - to kill, slay

Usage: The term "anthrópoktonos" is used in the New Testament to describe someone who is a murderer or one who takes human life. It is often used metaphorically to describe the devil as a murderer from the beginning, emphasizing his role in leading humanity into sin and death.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, murder was considered one of the most heinous crimes, punishable by severe penalties. The concept of murder in the biblical context extends beyond the physical act to include spiritual and moral dimensions, such as hatred and malice, which are seen as tantamount to murder in the eyes of God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from anthrópos and kteinó (to kill)
Definition
a manslayer
NASB Translation
murderer (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 443: ἀνθρωποκτόνος

ἀνθρωποκτόνος, ἀνθρωποκτονον (κτείνω to kill), a manslayer, murderer: John 8:44. contextually, to be deemed equal to a murderer, 1 John 3:15. (Euripides, Iph. T. (382) 389.) (Cf. Trench, § 83, and φονεύς.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

murderer.

From anthropos and kteino (to kill); a manslayer -- murderer. Compare phoneus.

see GREEK anthropos

see GREEK phoneus

Forms and Transliterations

ανθρωποκτονος ανθρωποκτόνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος anthropoktonos anthropoktónos anthrōpoktonos anthrōpoktónos

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