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Koine Greek wordlink #153883

← ἔσφαξεν ↑ → 1Yhn (1Yohan or 1Jhn) 3 ║ ═

SR GNT 1Yhn 3:12 ἔσφαξεν (esfaxen) ‘evil one was and slayed the brother of him’ Strongs=49690 Lemma=sfazō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Refers to Word #153877 Person=Cain

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἔσφαξεν (V-IAA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔσφαξεν’ (V-IAA3..S) has 2 different glosses: ‘he slayed’, ‘slayed’.

1Yhn (1Yohan or 1Jhn) 3:12 ‘and for_reason_of what he slayed him because the’ SR GNT 1Yhn (1Yohan or 1Jhn) 3:12 word 16

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sfazō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘having_been slain’, ‘he slayed’, ‘they will_be slaying’, ‘you were slain’, ‘slayed’.

Key: V=verb IAA3..S=indicative,aorist,active,3rd person singular