kyon (G2965) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G2965

κύων

kyonkoo'-ohn

a dog ("hound") (literally or figuratively)

1890 spelling: kýōn

κ20
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ω800
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Isopsephy 1,270

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

a dog ("hound") (literally or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

dog.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
5 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

κύνες2
κύνας,1
κυσὶν1
κύων1

How it is rendered · 3

dogs3
A dog1
dogs,1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-NPM · 2
N-APM · 1
N-DPM · 1
N-NSM · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 5 · 20%
Luke1 of 5 · 20%
Philippians1 of 5 · 20%
2 Peter1 of 5 · 20%
Revelation1 of 5 · 20%

Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 7:6κυσὶνkusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralDo not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.here: dogs

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 16:21κύνεςkunesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraland longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.here: dogs

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 3:2κύνας,kunasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWatch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!here: dogs,

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:22κύωνkuōnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularOf them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”here: A dog

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 22:15κύνεςkunesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBut outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.here: dogs

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