Alektor means “cock” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H220 — averah (“cote”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G220 ἀλέκτωρ (alektor) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. alektor (al-ek'-tore) n. 1. a cock or male fowl [from aleko "to ward off"] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include cock. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
alektor (al-ek'-tore) n. 1. a cock or male fowl [from aleko "to ward off"] KJV: cock
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G220. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
rooster
Usage: ἀλέκτωρ, -ορος, ὁ (poët. form of ἀλεκτρυών; see MM, VGT, see word), [in LXX: Pro.30:31) (זַרְזִיר; BDB, Lex., 267)* ;] a cock: Mat.26:34, Mrk.14:30, 68 14:72 Luk.22:34, 60-61, Jhn.13:38 18:27.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render alektor, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G220 (ἀλέκτωρ) appears 1 time in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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11 indexed usages in New Testament.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G220.
and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G220, grouped by book.
Alektor (Strong's G220) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cock". alektor (al-ek'-tore) n. 1. a cock or male fowl [from aleko "to ward off"]
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G220 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G220 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cock. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G220, with linked reader references where each row is available.