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GreekG3448Noun (Masculine)

μόσχος

moschos

6Occurrences
G3448Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a young bullock

probably strengthened for (a shoot);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a young shoot or twig.
2.ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring
(a)of men
(b)of animals; most frequently (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer
LXX: chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

μόσχος appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
Hebrews
2
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Hebrews 9:12BSB

He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 9:19BSB

For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

Luke 15:23BSB

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

Luke 15:27BSB

‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

Luke 15:30BSB

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.