ἀδελφοκτονέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀδελφεοκτόνος (adelpheoktónos) +‎ -έω (-éō).

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Verb

ἀδελφοκτονέω • (adelphoktonéō)

  1. to commit fratricide, sororicide; to kill a brother or a sister
    • 37 CE – 100 CE, Josephus, De Bello Judaico libri VII 2.11.4:
      τί παθόντες ἀδελφοκτονεῖν βουλόμεθα καὶ κατὰ τῶν μετὰ Κλαυδίου συγγενῶν ὁρμᾶν, ἔχοντες μὲν αὐτοκράτορα μηδὲν μεμφθῆναι δυνάμενον
      tí pathóntes adelphoktoneîn boulómetha kaì katà tôn metà Klaudíou sungenôn hormân, ékhontes mèn autokrátora mēdèn memphthênai dunámenon
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