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Lexicon :: Strong's G220 - alektōr

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ἀλέκτωρ
Transliteration
alektōr (Key)
Pronunciation
al-ek'-tore
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From (to ward off)
mGNT
12x in 2 unique form(s) TR
12x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀλέκτωρ aléktōr, al-ek'-tore; from ἀλέκω alékō (to ward off); a cock or male fowl:—cock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G220 in the following manner: cock (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G220 in the following manner: cock (12x).

  1. a cock, or male of any bird, a rooster

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλέκτωρ aléktōr, al-ek'-tore; from ἀλέκω alékō (to ward off); a cock or male fowl:—cock.
STRONGS G220:
ἀλέκτωρ, -ορος, ὁ, a cock, (Latin gallus gallinaceus): Matthew 26:34, 74; Mark 14:30, 68 [Lachmann brackets], Mark 14:72; Luke 22:34, 60; John 13:38; John 18:27. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 229; [Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 307; Winers Grammar, 23; see also BB. DD. under the word; Tristram, National History of the Bible, p. 221f; especially Egli, Zeitschr. f. wiss. Theol., 1879, p. 517ff].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
26:34; 26:74
Mark
14:30; 14:68; 14:72
Luke
22:34; 22:60
John
13:38; 18:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G220 matches the Greek ἀλέκτωρ (alektōr),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:30 - And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:68

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:68 - But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway[fn] and the rooster crowed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:34 - Jesus[fn] said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:60 - But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:61

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38 - Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27 - Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.
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