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Strong's G5407 φονεύω (phoneuo)

Phoneuo means “kill” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5407 — nishtevan (“letter”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5407
Language Greek
Linked Usages 59
Books 23

Strong's G5407 Quick Answer

Strong's G5407 φονεύσεις· is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phoneuo (fon-yoo'-o) v. 1. to be a murderer (of) [from G5406] It has 59 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include kill, killed, and do. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phoneuo (fon-yoo'-o) v. 1. to be a murderer (of) [from G5406]
Usage
59 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
kill, killed, and do

Meaning and Definition

phoneuo (fon-yoo'-o) v. 1. to be a murderer (of) [from G5406] KJV: kill, do murder, slay Root(s): G5406

Original Word
φονεύσεις·
Morphology
V-FAI-2S

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5407. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to murder

Usage: φονεύω (φονεύς), [in LXX chiefly for רָצַח ;] to kill, murder. absol., Mat.5:21, Jas.4:2; μὴ (οὐ) φονεύσῃς (-εις), Mat.5:21 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Rom.13:9, Jas.2:11 (all from Exo.20:13-14); with accusative, Mat.23:31, 35, Jas.5:6.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5407 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's G5407, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

kill Matthew 5:21 killed Matthew 23:31 do Matthew 19:18

How Strong's G5407 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 41 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5407 (φονεύσεις·) appears 54 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5407 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5407 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:21 KJV

Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Matthew 19:18 KJV

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matthew 23:31 KJV

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Strong's G5407 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 21:13 Septuagint / Brenton

But as for him that did it not willingly, but God delivered him into his hands, I will give thee a place whither the slayer may flee.

Numbers 35:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which ye shall give for the slayer to flee thither, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.

Strong's G5407 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:5 Septuagint / Brenton

They slay and are slain, and transgress not the king’s commandment: if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, as well the spoil, as all things else.

Tobit 2:3 Septuagint / Brenton

But he came again, and said, Father, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the marketplace.

Tobit 2:8 Septuagint / Brenton

But my neighbors mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.

Strong's G5407 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 22:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And he answered me saying: 'This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.'

1 Enoch 100:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And in those days in one place the fathers together with their sons shall be smitten And brothers one with another shall fall in death Till the streams flow with their blood.

Usage Excerpts

First 59 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5407.

Exodus 20:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But as for him that did it not willingly, but God delivered him into his hands, I will give thee a place whither the slayer may flee.
Numbers 35:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which ye shall give for the slayer to flee thither, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.
Numbers 35:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cities shall be to you places of refuge from the avenger of blood, and the slayer shall not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
Numbers 35:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: whensoever he shall meet him he shall slay him.
Numbers 35:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
or if he have smitten him with his hand through anger, and the man should die, let the man that smote him be put to death by all means, he is a murderer: let the murderer by all means be put to death: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer when he meets him.
Numbers 35:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the congregation shall rescue the slayer from the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he fled for refuge; and he shall dwell there till the death of the high priest, whom they anointed with the holy oil.
Numbers 35:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the slayer should in anywise go out beyond the bounds of the city whither he fled for refuge,
Numbers 35:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the avenger of blood should find him without the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill the slayer, he is not guilty.
Numbers 35:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he ought to have remained in the city of refuge till the high priest died; and after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return to the land of his possession.
Numbers 35:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoever kills a man, thou shalt slay the murderer on the testimony of witnesses; and one witness shall not testify against a soul that he should die.
Numbers 35:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not accept ransoms for life from a murderer who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.
Deuteronomy 4:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that the slayer might flee thither, who should have slain his neighbor unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times past, and he shall flee to one of these cities and live:
Deuteronomy 5:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lest the avenger of blood pursue after the slayer, because his heart is hot, and overtake him, if the way be too long, and slay him, though there is to this man no sentence of death, because he hated him not in time past.
Deuteronomy 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the damsel has not committed a sin worthy of death; as if a man should rise up against his neighbor, and slay him, so is this thing;
Joshua 10:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they took Makkedah on that day, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed every living thing that was in it; and there was none left in it that was preserved and had escaped; and they did to the king of Makkedah, as they did to the king of Jericho.
Joshua 10:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord delivered it into the hands of Israel: and they took it, and its king, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and everything breathing in it; and there was not left in it any that survived and escaped; and they did to its king, as they did to the king of Jericho.
Joshua 10:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hands of Israel; and they took it on the second day, and they put the inhabitants to death with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed it, as they had done to Libnah.
Joshua 10:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord delivered it into the hand of Israel; and he took it on that day, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and slew everything breathing in it, as they did to Lachish.
Joshua 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Libnah and the suburbs belonging to it;
Joshua 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer’s city of refuge, Shechem, and its suburbs, and Gezer and its appendages, and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua gave to the sons of Gershon the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasseh cities set apart for the slayers, Golan in the country of Bashan, and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And of the tribe of Naphtali, the city set apart for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.
Joshua 21:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Reuben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bezer in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jahaz and its suburbs;
Joshua 21:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Gilead, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs;
Judges 16:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.
Judges 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gibeah of Benjamin to lodge.
Judges 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Gibeah rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.
3 Kingdoms 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast slain and taken possession, therefore thus saith the Lord, In every place where the swine and the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, there shall the dogs lick thy blood; and the harlots shall wash themselves in thy blood.
3 Kingdoms 21:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, that thy servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, thou hast also destroyed snares set for me.
2 Chronicles 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.
Nehemiah 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
Nehemiah 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Psalms 61:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long will ye assault a man? Ye are all slaughtering As with a bowed wall and a broken hedge.
Psalms 93:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have slain the widow and fatherless, And murdered the stranger.
Proverbs 1:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; And an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
Proverbs 7:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Jeremiah 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye murder, and commit adultery, and steal, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and are gone after strange gods whom ye know not,
Lamentations 2:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, O Lord, And see for whom thou hast gathered thus. Shall the women eat the fruit of their womb? The cook has made a gathering: Shall the infants sucking at the breasts be slain? Wilt thou slay the priest and prophet In the sanctuary of the Lord?
Hosea 6:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thy strength is that of a robber: the priests have hidden the way, they have murdered the people of Shechem; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel.
Matthew 5:21 New Testament, KJV
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matthew 19:18 New Testament, KJV
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 23:31 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Matthew 23:35 New Testament, KJV
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Mark 10:19 New Testament, KJV
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Luke 18:20 New Testament, KJV
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Romans 13:9 New Testament, KJV
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
James 2:11 New Testament, KJV
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
James 4:2 New Testament, KJV
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James 5:6 New Testament, KJV
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
1 Esdras 4:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They slay and are slain, and transgress not the king’s commandment: if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, as well the spoil, as all things else.
Tobit 2:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he came again, and said, Father, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the marketplace.
Tobit 2:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But my neighbors mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.
1 Maccabees 15:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to invade Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and slay them.
Wisdom of Sirach 9:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill: So shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: And if thou come unto him, make no fault, Lest he take away thy life presently: Remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, And that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.
Wisdom of Sirach 34:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, hear me, and despise me not, And at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: In all thy works be quick, So shall there no sickness come unto thee.
1 Enoch 22:7 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And he answered me saying: 'This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.'
1 Enoch 100:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And in those days in one place the fathers together with their sons shall be smitten And brothers one with another shall fall in death Till the streams flow with their blood.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5407, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
James 3 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5407 FAQ

What does phoneuo (φονεύω) mean?

Phoneuo (Strong's G5407) is a Greek word most simply glossed "kill". phoneuo (fon-yoo'-o) v. 1. to be a murderer (of) [from G5406]

How many times is phoneuo (φονεύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 59 linked usages for Strong's G5407 across 23 books.

Where can I study phoneuo (φονεύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5407 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phoneuo (φονεύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kill, killed, and do. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5407 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 41 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5407, with linked reader references where each row is available.