λύκος
lukos
“wolf”
Definition
a wolf
perhaps akin to the base of G3022 (λευκός) (from the whitish hair);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
λύκος appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.