1888. epautophóró
Berean 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
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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.

















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