κύων
kýōn
A dog
A domestic dog; used primarily for the animal itself, but also as a figurative or pejorative term denoting an impure, despised, or morally degenerate person. While the central sense is the animal, secondary connotations relate to social exclusion, impurity, or insult in specific contexts.
2 Peter 2:22 · Word #7
Lexicon G2965
| Lemma | κύων |
| Transliteration | kýōn |
| Strong's | G2965 |
| Definition | A domestic dog; used primarily for the animal itself, but also as a figurative or pejorative term denoting an impure, despised, or morally degenerate person. While the central sense is the animal, secondary connotations relate to social exclusion, impurity, or insult in specific contexts. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | A dog |
| Literal | dog |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κύων |
| Strong's | G2965 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2965-03
dog
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS): subject form, masculine grammatical gender. |
| Rendering Rationale | The nominative masculine singular form denotes a single dog as the subject. "Dog" preserves the primary lexical sense rooted in κυον- without importing contextual or figurative nuance. |
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