Alōpēx ἀλώπηξ

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Alōpēx
ἀλώπηξ
Transliterationalōpēx
Strong's numberG258
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glossfox
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inLuke (2)

Alōpēx (Greek ἀλώπηξ, Strong's G258) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “fox”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀλώπηξ, -εκος, ἡ
[in LXX for שׁוּעָל ;]
a fox: Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58; metaphorically, of Herod, Luk.13:32.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVfoxes (2), fox (1)
BSBfoxes (2), fox (1)

Verses

Every verse with Alōpēx, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Luke

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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