Dog
κύωνStrong’s G2965kuōn
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kuōn is the Greek word usually translated “dogs” and “dog”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dogs” and “dog”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dogs 4
- a dog 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Philippians 1
- 2 Peter 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
- Luke 16:21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
- Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
- Revelation 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Greek dictionary
κύων kuōn · dog
κύων, κυνός, ὁ, ἡ (in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ;] a dog: Luk.16:21, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Mat.7:6, Php.3:2, Rev.22:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dog” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOG, noun
- A species of quadrupeds, belonging to the genus Canis, of many varieties, as the mastiff, the hound, the spaniel, the shepherds dog the terrier, the harrier, the bloodhound, etc.
- It is used for male, when applied to several other animals; as a dog-fox; a dog-otter; dog-ape.
- An andiron, so named from the figure of a dogs head on the top.
- A term of reproach or contempt given to a man.
All definitions and other forms of “dog”
- A constellation called Sirius or Canicula. [See Dog-day.]
- An iron hook or bar with a sharp fang, used by seamen.
- An iron used by sawyers to fasten a log of timber in a saw-pit.
- A gay young man; a buck. [Not in use.]
DOG, verb transitive
To hunt; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to follow close; to urge; to worry with importunity.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.