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φωλεός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
φωλεός, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
phōleos
Simplified transliteration: 
pholeos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5454
GK Number: 
5887
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
hole (in the ground), den
Definition: 
a den, lair, burrow, Mt. 8:20; Lk. 9:58*

Greek-English Concordance for φωλεός

Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have lairs (phōleous | φωλεούς | acc pl masc) and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes (phōleous | φωλεούς | acc pl masc), and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”