Definition
μόσχος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc. ;]
1. a young shoot or twig.
2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring;
(a) of men;
(b) of animals; most frequently (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer: Luke 15:23, 27; 15:30, Hebrews 9:12, 19, Revelation 4:7.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μόσχος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Luke 15:23μόσχον · calfBring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Luke 15:27μόσχον · calf‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
- Luke 15:30μόσχον · calfBut when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- Hebrews 9:12μόσχων · calvesHe did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:19μόσχων · of calvesFor when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
- Revelation 4:7μόσχῳ · a calfThe first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.