Definition
ἀμνός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for כֶּבֶשׂ ;]
a lamb: figuratively, of Christ (DCG, ii, 620b), John 1:29, 36, Acts 8:32" (LXX), 1 Peter 1:19 (cf. ἀρνίον; Cremer, 102, 635).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- John 1:29Ἀμνὸς · LambThe next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- John 1:36Ἀμνὸς · LambWhen he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
- Acts 8:32ἀμνὸς · a lambThe eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- 1 Peter 1:19ἀμνοῦ · a lamb…but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.