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ka-de-zo · W128

kadezo · kill, deliberate ending of life · ✅

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Domain ethics / law / biology
Class action / process
Type compound
Register standard / ethical / legal
First use Matthew 5:21 ("do not murder" = no-ka-de-zo lo-li-zo-ne).

Composition

ka (deliberate action) + de (decrease) + zo (living thing) = deliberate decrease of living = intentional killing. Head-final: zo (living thing) is the patient/head; de specifies the direction (decrease to zero); ka specifies the action is intentional.

Definition

to kill; the deliberate act of decreasing a living thing to the point of cessation. The intentional ending of the zo-ra (life-energy) of an organism. Greek apokteinō (to kill, slay); Hebrew ratsach (murder).

Notes

ka-de-zo is murder/killing as a deliberate act (ka). Accidental or non-deliberate death would be de-zo (without ka) = organism-decrease = dying/death. The ka modifier makes it morally significant: intentional vs accidental. Note: "Do not kill" is no-ka-de-zo, but the antithesis extends to fa-ra-be (W123, anger) — the interior state that motivates ka-de-zo. The ethical point of the antithesis is that the interior state is as morally relevant as the external act.

ka (primitive), de (primitive), zo (primitive), fa-ra-be (W123: anger), zo-ra (W117: life-energy)

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