Kuōn κύων
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| κύων | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kuōn |
| Strong's number | G2965 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | dog |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Kuōn (Greek κύων, Strong's G2965) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “dog”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κύων, κυνός, ὁ, ἡ
(in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ;]
a dog: Luk.16:21, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Mat.7:6, Php.3:2, Rev.22:15.†
(AS)
(in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ;]
a dog: Luk.16:21, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Mat.7:6, Php.3:2, Rev.22:15.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dogs (3), unto the dogs (1), dog (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dogs (4), dog (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kuōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Luke
- Luke 16:21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Philippians
- Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
Revelation
- Revelation 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).