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Lexicon :: Strong's G258 - alōpēx

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ἀλώπηξ
Transliteration
alōpēx (Key)
Pronunciation
al-o'-pakes
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἀλώπηξ alṓpēx, al-o'-pakes; of uncertain derivation; a fox, i.e. (figuratively) a cunning person:—fox.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G258 in the following manner: fox (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G258 in the following manner: fox (3x).

  1. a fox

  2. metaph. a sly or crafty man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλώπηξ alṓpēx, al-o'-pakes; of uncertain derivation; a fox, i.e. (figuratively) a cunning person:—fox.
STRONGS G258:
ἀλώπηξ, -εκος, ἡ, a fox: Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58. Metaphorically, a sly and crafty man: Luke 13:32; (in the same sense often in the Greek writings, as Solon in Plutarch, Sol. 30, 2; Pindar Pythagoras 2, 141; Plutarch, Sulla 28, 5).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:20
Luke
9:58; 13:32

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G258 matches the Greek ἀλώπηξ (alōpēx),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:35 - The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:4 - So Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took torches. And he turned them tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:10 - they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:15 - Catch the foxes[fn] for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
for our vineyards are in blossom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:18 - for Mount Zion which lies desolate;
jackals prowl over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:4 - Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.
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