Strong G3448μόσχος
calf
- Transliteration
- moschos
- Pronunciation
- mos'-khos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Probably strengthened for ὄσχος oschos (a shoot); a young bullock: - calf.
Detailed 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: Luk.15:23, 27 15:30, Heb.9:12, 19 Rev.4:7.†
(AS)
[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: Luk.15:23, 27 15:30, Heb.9:12, 19 Rev.4:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3448 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- calf6
- the1
First verses
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Luke 15:27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
- Luke 15:30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- Hebrews 9:12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
- Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
- Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μόσχος, ὁ, ἡ,
B calf, young bull, which form the god Apis was believed to assume, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.28, compare 2.41, “PCair.Zen.” 78.6 (3rd c.BC), “Sammelb.” 6279.7 (3rd c.BC))]: as feminine, heifer, young cow, μόσχους ἀμέλγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 389, compare “Ba.” 736)]; πεζαὶ μ., ={ἑταῖραι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 169)]; ᾄδειν ἐπὶ μόσχῳ for the prize of a calf (nisi to be read ἐπὶ Μόσχῳ), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 13.)]
B.2 metaphorically, boy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1623)]: as feminine, girl, maid, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hec.” 526, “Andr.” 711, etc.)]
B.3 any young animal, [Refs ([prev. author] “IT” 163, “Ba.” 1185 (both Lyric poetry))]; even of birds, μ. χελιδόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 47.)]
B.4 μ. θαλάσσιος seal, [Refs (Edict.Diocl. 8.37.)]
B calf, young bull, which form the god Apis was believed to assume, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.28, compare 2.41, “PCair.Zen.” 78.6 (3rd c.BC), “Sammelb.” 6279.7 (3rd c.BC))]: as feminine, heifer, young cow, μόσχους ἀμέλγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 389, compare “Ba.” 736)]; πεζαὶ μ., ={ἑταῖραι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 169)]; ᾄδειν ἐπὶ μόσχῳ for the prize of a calf (nisi to be read ἐπὶ Μόσχῳ), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 13.)]
B.2 metaphorically, boy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1623)]: as feminine, girl, maid, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hec.” 526, “Andr.” 711, etc.)]
B.3 any young animal, [Refs ([prev. author] “IT” 163, “Ba.” 1185 (both Lyric poetry))]; even of birds, μ. χελιδόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 47.)]
B.4 μ. θαλάσσιος seal, [Refs (Edict.Diocl. 8.37.)]