Definition
κύων, κυνός, ὁ, ἡ
(in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ;]
a dog: Luke 16:21, 2 Peter 2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Matthew 7:6, Philippians 3:2, Revelation 22:15.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κύων:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 7:6κυσίν · dogsDo 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.
- Luke 16:21κύνες · dogs…and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
- Philippians 3:2κύνας · dogsWatch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
- 2 Peter 2:22Κύων · A dogOf 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.”
- Revelation 22:15κύνες · dogsBut outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.