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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 BoxJdg 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:35 - And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:4 - So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:10 - They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:15 - Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:18 - for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:4

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