Greek Word Study
G5406
φονεύς
phoneús
G5406 · Greek
a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional) homicide; which G443 (ἀνθρωποκτόνος) does not necessarily imply; while G4607 (σικάριος) is a special term for a public bandit)
Verses with this word
Matthew 22:7
“But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned u...”
Acts 3:14
“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”
Acts 7:52
“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of th...”
Acts 28:4
“And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murd...”
1 Peter 4:15
“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.”