Word Study · Strong's G3074 · Greek
λύκος
lykos
loo'-kos
Strong's 1890 spelling: lýkos
“a wolf”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a wolf
Rendered in the KJV as
wolf.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- λύκοι2
- λύκον1
- λύκος1
- λύκων.1
- λύκων·1
How it is rendered · 4
- wolf2
- wolves2
- of wolves;1
- of wolves.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GPM · 2
- N-NPM · 2
- N-ASM · 1
- N-NSM · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 7:15λύκοιlukoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBeware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.here: wolves
- Matthew 10:16λύκων·lukōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralBehold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.here: of wolves;
Luke1 occurrence
John2 occurrences
- John 10:12λύκονlukonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThe hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.here: wolf
- John 10:12λύκοςlukosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.here: wolf