κύων

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κύων, κυνός, ὁ

Greek transliteration

kyōn

Simplified transliteration

kyon

Strong's number

2965

GK Number

3264

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-3f(1c)

Gloss

dog

Definition

a dog, Mt. 7:6; Lk. 16:21; 2 Pet. 2:22; met. a dog, a religious corrupter, Phil. 3:2; miscreant, Rev. 22:15*

Matthew 7:6	“Do not give what is holy to dogs (kysin \| κυσίν \| dat pl masc), and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest the pigs trample them underfoot, and the dogs turn and tear you to pieces.
Luke 16:21	who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. But instead, the dogs (kynes \| κύνες \| nom pl masc) used to come and lick his sores.
Philippians 3:2	Beware of the dogs (kynas \| κύνας \| acc pl masc), beware of the evil workers, beware of those who practice mutilation.
2 Peter 2:22	What has happened to them illustrates the true proverb: “A dog (kyōn \| κύων \| nom sg masc) returns to its own vomit, and a sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
Revelation 22:15	Outside are the dogs (kynes \| κύνες \| nom pl masc), those who practice the occult, the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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