noun · masculine

moschos

Greekμόσχος (moschos)

Strong’sG3448

a calf

stem mosch-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

calf3×calves2×ox1×

What it means

μόσχος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for פָּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc.;]

1. a young shoot or twig.

2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring;

(a) of men;

(b) of animals; most freq. (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer: Lk 15:23, 27, 30, He 9:12, 19, Re 4:7.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3448 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmos'-khos

a young bullock

Fromprobably strengthened for όσχος (a shoot);

King Jamescalf.

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	moschos	moschois
object accusative	moschon3×μόσχον	moschoin
direct address vocative	moschor	moschoir
of, belonging to genitive	moschou	moschoiu2×μόσχων
to, for dative	moscho1×μόσχῳ	moschoi

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

moschstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

moscho 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

moschon“calf”objectaccusative singular3×

Luke 15:23“calf”kai feravōr ton moschon ton siteuton, thuavar, kai esthiaratois eufrainineia,Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

Luke 15:27“calf”tos de legata auto hoti Tos adelfos su hēkatō, kai thuata tos patēros su ton moschon ton siteuton, hoti hugiainarōton auton apolambata.‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

Luke 15:30“calf”hote de tos huios su houtos tos katesthiaratos su ton bion meta pornaiu erchata, thuasa auto ton siteuton moschon.But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

moscho“ox”to, fordative singular1×

Revelation 4:7“ox”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

moschoiu“calves”of, belonging togenitive plural2×

Hebrews 9:12“calves”oude dia haimeu tragoiu kai moschoiu dia de teu idieu haimeu, eiserchata efapax eis teim hagieim, aiōnian lutrōsian heuriskeratos.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 9:19“calves”laliratau gar pantau entolau kata ton nomon hupo Mōusou panto to lao, lambaratos tem haimem toiu moschoiu meta hudōreu kai erieu kokkineu kai hussōpau autem tē tem bibliem kai panton ton laon rantizata,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,