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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, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this night, before a rooster crows, you will [completely] deny Me three times.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God’s judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], “I do not know the man!” And at that moment a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the [prophetic] words of Jesus, when He had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly [in repentance].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:30 - Jesus said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you will deny [that you even know] 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 are talking about.” Then he went out [of the courtyard] to the porch, [fn][and a rooster crowed.]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - Immediately a rooster crowed the second time. And Peter remembered what Jesus said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And thinking of this, he began weeping [in anguish].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:34 - Jesus said, “I say to you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will [utterly] 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.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:61

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a 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 [really] lay down your life for Me? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before a rooster crows you will deny and completely disown Me three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:27

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