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Lexicon :: Strong's G3074 - lykos

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λύκος
Transliteration
lykos (Key)
Pronunciation
loo'-kos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps akin to the base of λευκός (G3022) (from the whitish hair)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:308,540

Strong’s Definitions

λύκος lýkos, loo'-kos; perhaps akin to the base of G3022 (from the whitish hair); a wolf:—wolf.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3074 in the following manner: wolf (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3074 in the following manner: wolf (6x).
  1. a wolf

  2. metaph. of cruel, greedy, rapacious, destructive men

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λύκος lýkos, loo'-kos; perhaps akin to the base of G3022 (from the whitish hair); a wolf:—wolf.
STRONGS G3074:
λύκος, λυκου, , Hebrew זְאֵב, a wolf: Matthew 10:16; Luke 10:3; John 10:12; applied figuratively to cruel, greedy, rapacious, destructive men: Matthew 7:15; Acts 20:29; (used tropically, even in Homer, Iliad 4, 471; 16, 156; in the O. T., Ezekiel 22:27; Zephaniah 3:3; Jeremiah 5:6).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
5:6
Ezekiel
22:27
Zephaniah
3:3
Matthew
7:15; 10:16
Luke
10:3
John
10:12
Acts
20:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3074 matches the Greek λύκος (lykos),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:27 -

“Benjamin is a wolf; he tears his prey.

In the morning he devours the prey,

and in the evening he divides the plunder.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 -

A wicked ruler over a helpless people

is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 -

The wolf will dwell with the lamb,

and the leopard will lie down with the goat.

The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf will be together,

and a child will lead them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 -

“The wolf and the lamb will feed together,[fn]

and the lion will eat straw like cattle,

but the serpent’s food will be dust!

They will not do what is evil or destroy

on my entire holy mountain,”

says the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 -

Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.

A wolf from arid plains will ravage them.

A leopard stalks their cities.

Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces

because their rebellious acts are many,

their unfaithful deeds numerous.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 -

“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 -

Their horses are swifter than leopards

and more fierce[fn] than wolves of the night.

Their horsemen charge ahead;

their horsemen come from distant lands.

They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3 -

The[fn] princes within her are roaring lions;

her judges are wolves of the night,

which leave nothing for[fn] the morning.

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