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Lexicon :: Strong's G3448 - moschos

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μόσχος
Transliteration
moschos (Key)
Pronunciation
mos'-khos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened for oschos (a shoot)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:760,610

Strong’s Definitions

μόσχος móschos, mos'-khos; probably strengthened for όσχος óschos (a shoot); a young bullock:—calf.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3448 in the following manner: calf (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3448 in the following manner: calf (6x).

  1. a tender juicy shoot

    1. a sprout, of a plant or tree

  2. offspring

    1. of men: a boy or a girl, esp. if fresh and delicate

    2. of animals: a young one

  3. a calf, a bullock, a heifer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μόσχος móschos, mos'-khos; probably strengthened for όσχος óschos (a shoot); a young bullock:—calf.
STRONGS G3448:
μόσχος, μόσχου, ὁ (cf. Schmidt, chapter 76, 12; Curtius, p. 593);
1. a tender, juicy, shoot; a sprout, of a plant or tree.
2. ὁ, ἡ, μόσχος offspring;
a. of men ((cf. figurative English scion)), a boy, a girl, especially if fresh and delicate.
b. of animals, a young one.
3. a calf, a bullock, a heifer; so everywhere in the Bible, and always masculine: Luke 15:23, 27, 30; Hebrews 9:12, 19; Revelation 4:7; (the Sept. chiefly for פַּר, a bull, especially a young bull; then for בָּקָר, cattle; for שׁור, an ox or a cow; also for עֵגֶל, a calf). ((Euripides, on.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
15:23; 15:27; 15:30
Hebrews
9:12; 9:19
Revelation
4:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3448 matches the Greek μόσχος (moschos),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast,

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“‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’[fn]

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“But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets[fn] with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’

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he entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

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For when every command had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats,[fn] along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll itself and all the people,

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The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like an ox; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

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