κύνες
kýōn
dogs
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.
Luke 16:21 · Word #15
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 PL
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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | dogs |
| Literal | dogs |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κύων |
| Strong's | G2965 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2965-02
dogs
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP): subject form, masculine gender, plural number. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a dog or canine animal in its primary sense. As nominative masculine plural, it is rendered as the simple plural subject form "dogs," preserving both root meaning and number. |
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