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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - σικάριος
σικάριος
G4607
Transliteration: sikários
Pronunciation: sik-ar'-ee-os
Definition: murderer
- Original: σικάριος - Transliteration: Sikarios - Phonetic: sik-ar'-ee-os
- Definition:
1. an assassin
a. one who carries a dagger or short sword under his clothing, that he may kill secretly and treacherously any one he wishes to
b. a cutthroat
- Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: 11:38,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of Latin origin; a dagger man or assassin; a freebooter (Jewish fanatic outlawed by the Romans): - murderer. Compare G5406" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5406.