noun · masculine
alektōros
Greekἀλέκτωρ (alektōr)
Strong’sG220
a cock, rooster
stem alektōr-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀλέκτωρ, -ορος, ὁ
(poët. form of ἀλεκτρυών; v. MM, VGT, s.v.), [in LXX: Pr 30:31) (זַרְזִיר; BDB, Lex., 267)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G220 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-ek'-tore
a cock or male fowl
Fromfrom ἀλέκω (to ward off);
King Jamescock.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | alektōros7×ἀλέκτωρ | alektōrois |
| object accusative | alektōron5×ἀλέκτορα | alektōroin |
| direct address vocative | alektōror | alektōroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | alektōrou | alektōroiu |
| to, for dative | alektōro | alektōroi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
alektōro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
alektōros“rooster”subjectnominative singular7×
Matthew 26:74“rooster”tote archeta katathematizarō kai omnuarō hoti Ouk oidamē ton anthrōpon. kai eutheōs alektōros fōnata;At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
Mark 14:68“rooster”tos de arneta legarōtos; Oute oidamē oute epistemō sis tinem legasō, kai exerchata exō eis tem proauliem kai alektōros fōnata.But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
Mark 14:72“rooster”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
Luke 22:34“rooster”tos de legata; Legamō si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
Luke 22:60“rooster”legata de tos Petros; Anthrōpor, ouk oidamē hem legasō. kai parachrēma ēti lalarōtou autou fōnata alektōros.“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
John 13:38“rooster”apokrinetō Iēsus; Tan psuchan su huper mu tithasi? amēn amēn legamō si, ouk mē alektōros fōnateia heōs hou arnesi min tris.“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.[’’]
John 18:27“rooster”palin oun arneta Petros; kai eutheōs alektōros fōnata.Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
alektōron“rooster”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 26:34“rooster”fēate auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti en houta ta nuxa prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
Matthew 26:75“rooster”kai mimnēskita tos Petros teu rēmeu Iēsu legarētou hoti Prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min, kai exercharatos exō klaiata pikrōs.Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Mark 14:30“rooster”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti sis sēmeron houta ta nuxa prin ē dis alektōron fōnara tris min aparnesi.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Mark 14:72“rooster”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
Luke 22:61“rooster”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”