Quick Definition
in the very act
Strong's Definition
in theft itself, i.e. (by analogy) in actual crime
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G846 (αὐτός) and (the dative case singular of) a derivative of (a thief);
KJV Usage: in the very act
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπαυτοφώρῳ, see αὐτόφωρος, p. 87{b} .
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
not given
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** αὐτόφωρος , -ον
( < αὐτός , φώρ , a thief ),
[in Sm .: Job_34:11 * ;]
prop . with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq ., neut. dat . after ἐπί , Joh_8:4 ( Rec. , ἐπαυτοφώρῳ ).†
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
αὐτόφωρος, -ον
(αὐτός, φώρ, a thief) [in Sm.: Job.34:11 * ;]
prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, Jhn.8:4 (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).†
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