φονεύεις
phoneúō
you murder
to commit intentional homicide; to kill a person unlawfully and with malice, especially to commit murder. The primary meaning is the deliberate, unauthorized taking of human life, usually in the sense of criminal or wrongful killing. In extended contexts, the term may carry legal or moral connotations of murder as distinguished from killing in war, judicial execution, or accidental death.
James 2:11 · Word #14
Lexicon G5407
| Lemma | φονεύω |
| Transliteration | phoneúō |
| Strong's | G5407 |
| Definition | to commit intentional homicide; to kill a person unlawfully and with malice, especially to commit murder. The primary meaning is the deliberate, unauthorized taking of human life, usually in the sense of criminal or wrongful killing. In extended contexts, the term may carry legal or moral connotations of murder as distinguished from killing in war, judicial execution, or accidental death. |
Morphology V PRS ACT IND 2P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you murder |
| Literal | you-murder |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φονεύω |
| Strong's | G5407 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5407-02
you are murdering
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing aspect), active voice, indicative mood, second person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active indicative, second person singular, denotes ongoing or characteristic action performed by the subject. "You are murdering" preserves the deliberate, unlawful sense of φονεύω and reflects the present active form. |
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