Moschos μόσχος
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| μόσχος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | moschos |
| Strong's number | G3448 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | calf |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Moschos (Greek μόσχος, Strong's G3448) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “calf”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μόσχος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc. ;]
1. a young shoot or twig.
2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring;
(a) of men;
(b) of animals; most frequently (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer: Luk.15:23, 27 15:30, Heb.9:12, 19 Rev.4:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc. ;]
1. a young shoot or twig.
2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring;
(a) of men;
(b) of animals; most frequently (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer: Luk.15:23, 27 15:30, Heb.9:12, 19 Rev.4:7.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | calf (4), calves (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | calf (4), calves (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Moschos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Luke 15:27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
- Luke 15:30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
Revelation
- Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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).