220. alektór
Berean Strong's Lexicon
alektór: Rooster

Original Word: ἀλέκτωρ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: alektór
Pronunciation: ah-LEK-tor
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ek'-tore)
Definition: Rooster
Meaning: a cock, rooster.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word ἀλέκτωρ, meaning "cock" or "rooster."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "alektór" in the Old Testament, as the term specifically refers to a rooster, which is not a significant symbol in Hebrew scriptures.

Usage: The term "alektór" refers to a rooster, a male chicken, known for its crowing, especially at dawn. In the New Testament, it is most notably associated with the prophecy of Peter's denial of Jesus, where Jesus foretells that Peter will deny Him three times before the rooster crows.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, roosters were common in both rural and urban settings. They were valued for their role in agriculture and their crowing, which served as a natural alarm clock, marking the beginning of a new day. The crowing of a rooster was a familiar sound in the early morning hours, making it a fitting symbol for the timing of events, as seen in the Gospels.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
a rooster
NASB Translation
rooster (12).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 220: ἀλέκτωρ

ἀλέκτωρ, (ορος, , a cock, (Latingallus gallinaceus): Matthew 26:34, 74; Mark 14:30, 68 (Lachmann brackets), 72; Luke 22:34, 60; John 13:38; John 18:27. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 229; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 307; Winers Grammar, 23; see also BB. DD. under the word; Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 221f; especially Egli, Zeitschr. f. wiss. Theol., 1879, p. 517ff).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cock.

From aleko (to ward off); a cock or male fowl -- cock.

Forms and Transliterations
αλεκτορα αλέκτορα ἀλέκτορα αλεκτωρ αλέκτωρ ἀλέκτωρ alektor alektōr aléktor aléktōr alektora aléktora
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 26:34 N-AMS
GRK: νυκτὶ πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι τρὶς
NAS: before a rooster crows,
KJV: before the cock crow,
INT: night before [the] rooster crows three times

Matthew 26:74 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν
NAS: And immediately a rooster crowed.
KJV: And immediately the cock crew.
INT: And immediately a rooster crowed

Matthew 26:75 N-AMS
GRK: ὅτι Πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι τρὶς
NAS: Before a rooster crows,
KJV: Before the cock crow,
INT: Before [the] rooster crows three times

Mark 14:30 N-AMS
GRK: ἢ δὶς ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι τρίς
NAS: night, before a rooster crows twice,
KJV: night, before the cock crow twice,
INT: that twice [the] rooster crows three times

Mark 14:68 Noun-NMS
GRK: προαύλιον καὶ ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν
INT: porch and the rooster crowed

Mark 14:72 N-NMS
GRK: ἐκ δευτέρου ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν καὶ
NAS: Immediately a rooster crowed
KJV: the second time the cock crew. And
INT: for the second time a rooster crowed And

Mark 14:72 N-AMS
GRK: ὅτι Πρὶν ἀλέκτορα δὶς φωνῆσαι
NAS: to him, Before a rooster crows
KJV: Before the cock crow twice,
INT: Before [the] rooster twice crows

Luke 22:34 N-NMS
GRK: φωνήσει σήμερον ἀλέκτωρ ἕως τρίς
NAS: to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow
KJV: thee, Peter, the cock shall not
INT: will crow today [the] rooster until three times

Luke 22:60 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ἐφώνησεν ἀλέκτωρ
NAS: speaking, a rooster crowed.
KJV: yet spake, the cock crew.
INT: of him crowed the rooster

Luke 22:61 N-AMS
GRK: ὅτι Πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι σήμερον
NAS: him, Before a rooster crows
KJV: Before the cock crow,
INT: Before [the] rooster crows today

John 13:38 N-NMS
GRK: οὐ μὴ ἀλέκτωρ φωνήσῃ ἕως
NAS: I say to you, a rooster will not crow
KJV: I say unto thee, The cock shall not
INT: no not [the] rooster will crow until

John 18:27 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν
NAS: and immediately a rooster crowed.
KJV: and immediately the cock crew.
INT: and immediately a rooster crowed

Strong's Greek 220
12 Occurrences


ἀλέκτωρ — 7 Occ.
ἀλέκτορα — 5 Occ.

















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