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ἀλέκτωρ

alektōr · rooster

Greek word · Strong’s number G220 · appears 12 times in the Bible

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What it means

alektōr (ἀλέκτωρ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rooster”.

How to say it

a·lek·tōr

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The male farmyard bird, whose crowing announces the dawn.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

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Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 26:34

    Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you that on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

  • Matthew 26:74

    Then he began to call down curses and to swear: “I do not know the man.” And at once a rooster crowed.

  • Matthew 26:75

    And Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

  • Mark 14:30

    And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you that you today, this night, before the rooster crows twice, will deny me three times.”

  • Mark 14:68

    But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went outside into the forecourt; and a rooster crowed.

  • Mark 14:72

    And at once a second time a rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus had said to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And breaking down, he was weeping.

  • Luke 22:34

    And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

  • Luke 22:60

    But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

  • Luke 22:61

    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

  • John 13:38

    Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”

  • John 18:27

    So Peter denied it again, and at once a rooster crowed.

And 1 more times.