noun · masculine
bouos
Greekβοῦς (bous)
Strong’sG1016
an ox
stem bou-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βοῦς, βοός, ὁ, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for בָּקָר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1016 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbooce
an ox (as grazing), i.e. an animal of that species ("beef")
Fromprobably from the base of G1006;
King Jamesox.
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 | bouos1×βοῦς | bouois |
| object accusative | bouon3×βοῦν | bouoin2×βόας |
| direct address vocative | bouor | bouoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | bouou | bouoiu2×βοῶν |
| to, for dative | bouo | bouoi |
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
bouo 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
bouos“ox”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 14:5“ox”kai pros autoin legata; Tinou vu huios ē bouos eis frearem pipteti, kai ouk eutheōs anaspati auton en hēmera teu sabbateu?And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
bouon“ox”objectaccusative singular3×
Luke 13:15“ox”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
1 Corinthians 9:9“ox”en gar to Mōusou nomo grafitē; Ouk kēmasi bouon aloarōton. mē toiu bouoiu meleiatō to theo,For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
1 Timothy 5:18“ox”legatō gar tas grafas; Bouon aloarōton ouk fimasi, kai; Axios tos ergatos tou misthou autou.For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
bouoin“oxen”objectaccusative plural2×
John 2:14“oxen”kai heuriskata en te hiere toin pōlarōtoin bouoin kai probateim kai peristerain kai toin kermatistoin katherōtoin,In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
John 2:15“oxen”kai poiaratos fragelliem ek schoinieiu pantoin ekballata ek teu hiereu teim tē probateim kai toin bouoin, kai toiu kollubistoiu ekchata teim kermeim kai tain trapezain anastrefata,So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
bouoiu“oxen”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 14:19“oxen”kai heteros legata; Zeugeim bouoiu agorazama pente kai poreuemō dokimazara auteim; erōtamō sin, echasōr min paraitirēton.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
1 Corinthians 9:9“oxen”en gar to Mōusou nomo grafitē; Ouk kēmasi bouon aloarōton. mē toiu bouoiu meleiatō to theo,For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?