Strong G5454φωλεός
den
- Transliteration
- phōleos
- Pronunciation
- fo-leh-os'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; a burrow or lurking place: - hole.
Detailed definition
φωλεός, -οῦ ὁ
a hole, den, lair: Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58.†
(AS)
a hole, den, lair: Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5454 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hole2
First verses
- Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
- Luke 9:58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
φωλ-εός, ὁ,
Epic dialect genitive φωλειοῖο [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 2.249, irregular _plural_ φωλεά 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 83)], Epic dialect dative φωλειοῖς [Refs 3rd c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Th.” 79, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.578, +others)]:—den, lair, especially of the caves of bears, in which they hibernate, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.169e)]; of lions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 106.2)]; of molluscs, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 622b4)]; of a serpent, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Philops.” 11)]; of foxes, [NT (NT.Matt.8.20, NT.Luke.9.58)]; of animals in general, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.29)]; of cave-dwellers, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 11.5.7, compare 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “VH” 1.37, etc.)]
II schoolhouse, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]
Epic dialect genitive φωλειοῖο [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 2.249, irregular _plural_ φωλεά 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 83)], Epic dialect dative φωλειοῖς [Refs 3rd c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Th.” 79, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.578, +others)]:—den, lair, especially of the caves of bears, in which they hibernate, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.169e)]; of lions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 106.2)]; of molluscs, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 622b4)]; of a serpent, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Philops.” 11)]; of foxes, [NT (NT.Matt.8.20, NT.Luke.9.58)]; of animals in general, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.29)]; of cave-dwellers, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 11.5.7, compare 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “VH” 1.37, etc.)]
II schoolhouse, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)]