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Koine Greek wordlink #5879

SR GNT Mat 10:16 λύκων (lukōn) ‘sheep in the midst of wolves be becoming therefore shrewd’ Strongs=30740 Lemma=lukos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural
Year=33 AD TimeSeries=3rd_Tour_of_Galilee

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Other uses (1) of identical word form λύκων (N-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λύκων’ (N-GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘of wolves’.

Luke 10:3 ‘lambs in the midst of wolves’ SR GNT Luke 10:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 Be _going see, I _am _sending_ you _all _out as lambs in the_midst of _wolves. (LUK_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 So get moving—see, I’m sending you out like lambs with wolves all around. (LUK 10:3)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘lukos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘of wolves’, ‘wolf’, ‘wolves’.

Greek words (2) other than λύκων (N-GMP) with a gloss related to ‘wolves’

MAT 7:15 λύκοι (lukoi) N-NMP ‘inside but they are wolves swindling’ SR GNT Mat 7:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 Be _taking _heed of the false _prophets, who are _coming to you _all in clothing of _sheep, but inside they _are swindling wolves. (MAT_7:15)

OET-RV: 15 “Watch out for false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inside they’re swindling wolves. (MAT 7:15)

ACTs 20:29 λύκοι (lukoi) N-NMP ‘the departure of me wolves heavy among you_all’ SR GNT Acts 20:29 word 13

OET-LV: 29 I have _known that after the departure of _me heavy wolves will _be _coming _in among you _all, not sparing from _the flock, (ACT_20:29)

OET-RV: 29 I’m aware that after I leave, vicious wolves will come in amongst you and trying to steal the flock. (ACT 20:29)

Key: N=noun GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural