noun · masculine
tragos
Greekτράγος (tragos)
Strong’sG5131
a he-goat
stem trag-3 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τράγος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for עַתּוּד, also for צָפִיר, תַּיִשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5131 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtrag'-os
a he-goat (as a gnawer)
Fromfrom the base of G5176;
King Jamesgoat.
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 | tragos | tragois |
| object accusative | tragon | tragoin |
| direct address vocative | tragor | tragoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | tragou | tragoiu3×τράγων |
| to, for dative | trago | tragoi |
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
trago 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
tragoiu“goats”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Hebrews 9:12“goats”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 9:13“goats”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“goats”adunatem gar haimem tauroiu kai tragoiu afairarō hamartain.because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.