What does μόσχος (móschos) mean in the Bible?
μόσχος (móschos) is a Greek word meaning "a young bullock".
Greek · G3448
μόσχος
A young bullock
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μόσχοςG3448
Pronunciationmóschos
What does μόσχος (móschos) mean in the Bible?
μόσχος (móschos) is a Greek word meaning "a young bullock".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3448?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include calf (3), a calf (1), calves (1), of calves (1).
Where does μόσχος (móschos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 15:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Hebrews (2), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcalf3×Luke 15:23, Luke 15:27, Luke 15:30
a calf1×Revelation 4:7
calves1×Hebrews 9:12
of calves1×Hebrews 9:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 15:23μόσχονtocalfNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 15:27μόσχονtocalfNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 15:30μόσχονtocalfNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularHebrews 9:12μόσχωνtocalvesNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralHebrews 9:19μόσχωνtoof calvesNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralRevelation 4:7μόσχῳtoa calfNoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 15:23
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Luke3Hebrews2Revelation1
Source forms
μόσχον3xmoschonLuke 15:23, Luke 15:27, Luke 15:30
μόσχων2xmoschōnHebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:19
μόσχῳ1xmoschōRevelation 4:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xLuke 15:23, Luke 15:27, Luke 15:30
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural2xHebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:19
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 4:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a young bullock
Strong'sG3448
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a young bullock
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 15:23Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μόσχονmoscon
a calf
Read verseLuke 15:27Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μόσχονmoscon
a calf
Read verseLuke 15:30Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μόσχονmoscon
a calf
Read verseHebrews 9:12Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
μόσχων,moscwn
a calf
Read verseHebrews 9:19Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
μόσχωνmoscwn
a calf
Read verseRevelation 4:7Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μόσχῳ,moscw
a calf
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · MasculineHeb 9:12 · Heb 9:192×
Dative · Singular · MasculineRev 4:71×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 15:23 · Luke 15:27 · Luke 15:303×
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