noun · masculine
fōleos
Greekφωλεός (fōleos)
Strong’sG5454
a burrow, hole
stem fōle-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* φωλεός, -οῦ ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5454 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfo-leh-os'
a burrow or lurking-place
Fromof uncertain derivative;
King Jameshole.
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 | fōleos | fōleois |
| object accusative | fōleon | fōleoin2×φωλεοὺς |
| direct address vocative | fōleor | fōleoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fōleou | fōleoiu |
| to, for dative | fōleo | fōleoi |
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
fōleo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
fōleoin“holes”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 8:20“holes”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“holes”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.”