κύων kuōn · G2965

dog

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κύων [ῠ], ὁ ; and ἡ, both in [], vocative κύον [], Epic dialect κύνεσσι []:—dog, bitch, []; of shepherds' dogs, []; watch-dogs, []; but in [] more frequently of hounds, []; later, when of hounds, mostly in feminine, []; Μολοττικαὶ κ. Alexis Hist. cited in [] 'not fit for a dog', []; κύνα δέρειν δεδαρμένην 'flog a dead horse', []; ἡ κ. κατακειμένη ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ 'dog in the manger', []; χαλεπὸν χορίω κύνα γεῦσαι it's ill to let a dog 'taste blood', []; νή or μὰ τὸν κύνα was a favourite oath of …

Where it's used 5 times

Matthew 7:6 · Luke 16:21 · Philippians 3:2 · 2 Peter 2:22 · Revelation 22:15

Source: TBESG G2965; TFLSJ G2965

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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