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λύκος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λύκος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
lykos
Simplified transliteration: 
lykos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3074
GK Number: 
3380
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
wolf
Definition: 
a wolf, Mt. 10:16; Lk. 10:3; Jn. 10:12; met. a person of wolf-like character, Mt. 7:15; Acts 20:29*

Greek-English Concordance for λύκος

Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets; they come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves (lykoi | λύκοι | nom pl masc).
Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves (lykōn | λύκων | gen pl masc); so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
Luke 10:3 Go then. I am sending you as lambs into the midst of wolves (lykōn | λύκων | gen pl masc).
John 10:12 The hired hand, since he is not a shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, sees a wolf (lykon | λύκον | acc sg masc) coming and abandons the sheep and runs away — and the wolf (lykos | λύκος | nom sg masc) attacks the flock and scatters them.
Acts 20:29 I know that there will come to you after my departure savage wolves (lykoi | λύκοι | nom pl masc), not sparing the flock.