ἀλεκτοροφωνίας
alektorophōnía
at cockcrowing
The time or act of the cock crowing; specifically, the period of night associated with the crowing of a rooster. Used to refer to a particular time before dawn, sometimes as a fixed point for reckoning the watches of the night in Greco-Roman and Second Temple period timekeeping. Other senses may include a general reference to the sound or event of a rooster crowing.
Mark 13:35 · Word #17
Lexicon G219
| Lemma | ἀλεκτοροφωνία |
| Transliteration | alektorophōnía |
| Strong's | G219 |
| Definition | The time or act of the cock crowing; specifically, the period of night associated with the crowing of a rooster. Used to refer to a particular time before dawn, sometimes as a fixed point for reckoning the watches of the night in Greco-Roman and Second Temple period timekeeping. Other senses may include a general reference to the sound or event of a rooster crowing. |
Morphology N GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | at cockcrowing |
| Literal | cock-crowing |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀλεκτοροφωνία |
| Strong's | G219 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G219-01
of rooster-crowing
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GFS) — denotes possession, relation, or time reference in the genitive case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound literally means "rooster-sound" or "cock-crow." The genitive feminine singular form is reflected by the rendering "of rooster-crowing," preserving both the root imagery and the case relationship. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
at cockcrowing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'of rooster-crowing' is not a standard English time designation. The context of time periods is best conveyed as 'at cockcrowing,' as per SILEX and common use. |