◄ 1888. epautophóró ►
Strong's Lexicon epautophóró: Caught in the act Original Word: ἐπαυτοφώρῳ Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: epautophóró Pronunciation: eh-pow-toh-FOR-oh Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ow-tof-o'-ro) Definition: Caught in the act Meaning: in the very act. Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ἐπί" (epi, meaning "upon" or "on") and "αὐτόφωρος" (autophoros, meaning "caught in the act" or "self-evident"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "epautophóró," the concept of being caught in the act can be related to Hebrew terms that describe sin and transgression, such as "חֵטְא" (chet, meaning "sin") and "פֶּשַׁע" (pesha, meaning "transgression"). Usage: The term "epautophóró" is used to describe someone who is caught in the very act of committing a crime or sin. It implies an undeniable and immediate evidence of wrongdoing, leaving no room for doubt or denial. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of being caught "in the act" was significant in legal and moral contexts. It was often used in judicial settings to describe a situation where a person was apprehended while committing an offense, thus providing irrefutable evidence of guilt. This term underscores the immediacy and certainty of the evidence against the accused. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin variant reading for autophóros, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1888: ἐπαυτοφώρῳ ἐπαυτοφώρῳ, see αὐτόφωρος, p. 87{b}. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance in the very act. From epi and autos and (the dative case singular of) a derivative of phor (a thief); in theft itself, i.e. (by analogy) in actual crime -- in the very act. see GREEK epi see GREEK autos Forms and Transliterations αυτοφωρω αὐτοφώρῳ επαυτοφώρω autophoro autophōrō autophṓroi autophṓrōi Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance John 8:4 Adj-DMS GRK: κατείληπται ἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη KJV: in adultery, in the very act. INT: was taken in the very act committing adultery Strong's Greek 1888 1 Occurrence αὐτοφώρῳ — 1 Occ.