noun · feminine
alōpēxas
Greekἀλώπηξ (alōpēx)
Strong’sG258
a fox
stem alōpēx-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀλώπηξ, -εκος, ἡ,
[in LXX for שׁוּעָל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G258 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-o'-pakes
a fox, i.e. (figuratively) a cunning person
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesfox.
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 | alōpēxas | alōpēxais2×ἀλώπεκες |
| object accusative | alōpēxan | alōpēxain |
| direct address vocative | alōpēxar | alōpēxair |
| of, belonging to genitive | alōpēxau | alōpēxaiu |
| to, for dative | alōpēxa1×ἀλώπεκι | alōpēxai |
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
alōpēxa 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
alōpēxa“fox”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 13:32“fox”kai legata autoi; Poreuiratois legavar ta alōpēxa houta; Idou ekballamō daimoneim kai iasiain apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, kai ta trita teleiimō.But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
alōpēxais“foxes”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 8:20“foxes”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Luke 9:58“foxes”kai legata auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”