ἀνδρο-φόνος, ον,
I
1. man-slaying, Homeric epith. of Hector, Il. 24.724, etc.; of Achilles, χεῖρες ἀ. 18.317; homicide, Pl. Phd. 114a; generally, murderous, ἀ. τὴν φύσιν Theopomp.Hist. 217: - rarely exc. of slaughter in battle, but in Od. 1.261 φάρμακον ἀ. a murderous drug: - epith. of αῖμα, Orph. H. 65.4.
2. of women, murdering their husbands, Pi. P. 4.252.
II as law-term, one convicted of manslaughter, homicide, Lys. 10.7, D. 23.29, cf. ib.216: - hence as a term of abuse, τοὺς ἀ. ἰχθυοπώλας Ath. 6.228c, cf. Amphis 30.
III ἀ. Κῶνος, a landmark at Athens, IG 3.61 A ii 15.
ἀνδροφόνος androphonos 1x
a homicide, man-slayer, murderer, [1Ti 1:9]
G409 — ἀνδροφόνος
ἀνδροφονου, ὁ, a manslayer: [1Ti 1:9]. (2 Macc. 9:28; Homer, Plato, Demosthenes, others) (Cf. φονεύς.)
** ἀνδρο - φόνος , - ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX : 2Ma 9:28 * ;]
a man-slayer: [1Ti 1:9] ( cf. φονεύς , and v. MM , VGT , s.v. ). †