Murderer

Murderer
subs.
P. and V. φονεύς, ὁ, αὐτόχειρ, ὁ, αὐθέντης, ὁ, P. ἀνδροφόνος, ὁ, V. αὐτοέντης, ὁ, αὐτοφόντης, ὁ, ἀνδροφόντης, ὁ, σφαγεύς, ὁ, παλαμναῖος, ὁ, ἀνθρωποκτόνος, ὁ, μιαιφόνος, ὁ. Be a murderer, v.:V. βροτοκτονεῖν.
Murderer of one's children: V. παιδοκτόνος, ὁ.
Murderer of a father: P. πατροφόνος, ὁ (Plat.), Ar. and P. πατραλοίας, ὁ, V. πατροφόντης, ὁ, πατροκτόνος, ὁ.
Murderer of a mother: P. and V. μητραλοίας, ὁ, μητροκτόνος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.), V. μητροφόντης, ὁ.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.

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