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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)
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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, ὁ, 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:27 -

“Benjamin is a [fn]ravenous wolf;

In the morning he devours the prey,

And in the evening he divides the spoils.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 -

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear

Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 -

And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,

And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,

And the calf and the young lion [fn]and the fattened steer will be together;

And a little boy will lead them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - “The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 -

Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them,

A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,

A leopard is watching their cities.

Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,

Because their wrongdoings are many,

Their apostasies are numerous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - “Her leaders within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to make dishonest profit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 -

“Their horses are faster than leopards,

And quicker than wolves in the evening.

Their [fn]horsemen charge along,

Their [fn]horsemen come from afar;

They fly like an eagle [fn]swooping down to devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3 -

Her leaders within her are roaring lions,

Her judges are wolves at evening;

They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.

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