Wolf
λύκοςStrong’s G3074lukos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lukos is the Greek word usually translated “wolves” and “wolf”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wolves” and “wolf”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wolves 2
- of wolves 2
- wolf 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Luke 10:3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
- John 10:12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
- Acts 20:29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Greek dictionary
λύκος lukos · wolf
λύκος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for זְאֵב ;] a wolf: Mat.10:16, Luk.10:3, Jhn.10:12; figuratively (as Eze.22:27, Zep.3:3, Jer.5:6, al.), Mat.7:1, Act.20:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wolf” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WOLF, noun
WULF. [G., Gr.]
- An animal of the genus Canis, a beast of prey that kills sheep and other small domestic animals; called sometimes the wild dog.
- A small white worm or maggot, which infests granaries.
- An eating ulcer.
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.