What does πέντε · ζεῦγος · βοῦς mean in the Bible?
πέντε · ζεῦγος · βοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "five yoke/pairs of oxen".
Greek · G4002, G2201, G1016
ζεύγη βοῶν πέντε
"Five" · a yoke/pair · ox
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πέντεG4002"five"
Pronunciationpénte
Open lexicon entry →ζεῦγοςG2201a yoke/pair
Pronunciationzeûgos
Open lexicon entry →βοῦςG1016ox
Pronunciationboûs
Open lexicon entry →What does ζεύγη βοῶν πέντε (zeugē boōn pente) mean in the Bible?
πέντε · ζεῦγος · βοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "five yoke/pairs of oxen".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4002, G2201, G1016?
G4002, G2201, G1016 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. five yoke/pairs of oxen
Source Gloss
five yoke/pairs of oxen
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 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 patterns9Aligned forms38Case patternAccusative (27)Number patternPlural (38)
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 25:2 · Acts 4:43×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 9:13 · Luke 12:52 · Rev 17:103×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterLuke 12:61×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineLuke 19:19 · Acts 20:62×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 6:131×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 7:141×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:19 · Luke 1:24 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 16:28 · John 4:18 · John 6:9 · John 6:19 · 1 Cor 14:19 · Rev 9:5 · Rev 9:1015×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 25:15 · Matt 25:16 · Matt 25:20 · Luke 14:198×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 19:18 · John 5:2 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 24:14×