Sow
ὗςStrong’s G5300hus
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hus is the Greek word usually translated “sow”. It appears in 1 verse 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 “sow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a sow 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὗς hus · sow
ὗς, ὑός, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX for חֲזִיר ;] swine: fem. (sow), 2Pe.2:22,† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOW, noun
- The female of the hog kind or of swine.
- An oblong piece of lead.
- An insect; a milleped.
All definitions and other forms of “sow”
SOW'-BREAD, noun
A plant of the genus Cyclamen.
SOW'-BUG, noun
An insect; a milleped.
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.