noun · masculine
tauros
Greekταῦρος (tauros)
Strong’sG5022
a bull, an ox
stem taur-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ταῦρος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוֹר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5022 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtow'-ros
a bullock
Fromapparently a primary word (compare , "steer");
King Jamesbull, ox.
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 | tauros | taurois1×ταῦροί |
| object accusative | tauron | tauroin1×ταύρους |
| direct address vocative | tauror | tauroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | taurou | tauroiu2×ταύρων |
| to, for dative | tauro | tauroi |
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
tauro 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
taurois“oxen”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 22:4“oxen”palin apostelata alloin douloin legarōtos; Legavar toi kalirētoi; Idou tem aristem mu hetoimazamē, tois taurois mu kai teim sitisteim thuirēteim, kai panteim hetoimeim; deute eis toin gamoin.Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
tauroin“oxen”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 14:13“oxen”tos tē hierevos tou Zeuou tou arōtou pro tau politau tauroin kai stemmeim epi toin pulōnoin feraratos sun toi ochloi thelate thuarō.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
tauroiu“bulls”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Hebrews 9:13“bulls”ei gar tem haimem tragoiu kai tauroiu kai spodas damaliau rantizarōtas toin koinirētoin hagiazatō pros tan tau sarxau katharotan,For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
Hebrews 10:4“bulls”adunatem gar haimem tauroiu kai tragoiu afairarō hamartain.because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.