κύνας

kunas

dogs

a primary word; a dog ("hound") (literally or figuratively):--dog.

G2965

Philippians 3:2 · Word #3

Lexicon G2965

Lemmaκύων
Transliterationkýōn
Strong'sG2965
In-contextdogs
Literaldogs

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaκύων
Strong'sG2965

SIBI-P1 G2965-01

dogs

Morphological NotesNoun; accusative case; masculine gender; plural number (AMP). Functions as a direct object in the clause.
Rendering RationaleThe lemma κύων means "dog" or "hound," whether literal animals or a figurative insult. The form κύνας is accusative masculine plural, indicating multiple "dogs" functioning as the direct object of a verb, which is preserved in the simple plural rendering "dogs."

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Words from Root κύων (dog, hound, scavenger, cur (literal or figurative))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2965-02 kunes dogs
G2965-04 kusin to the dogs

Word Usage (5 occurrences of G2965)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:6 κυσίν kusin
Luke 16:21 κύνες kunes dogs
Philippians 3:2 κύνας kunas dogs