is used (a) of a special act, Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19,25; (b) in the plural, of "murders" in general, Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21 ( Galatians 5:21 , in some inferior mss.); Revelation 9:21; in the singular, Romans 1:29; (c) in the sense of "slaughter," Hebrews 11:37 , "they were slain with the sword," lit., "(they died by) slaughter (of the sword);" in Acts 9:1 , "slaughter." See SLAUGHTER.
Note: In Matthew 19:18 , AV, phoneuo, "to kill" (akin to phoneus, see below), is translated "thou shalt do (no) murder" (RV , "thou shalt (not) kill"). See KILL , SLAY.