ΒΟΩΝ, βοων
BOŌN, boōn
Sounds Like: boh-OHN
Translations: crying out, shouting, roaring, of oxen, of cattle, of bulls, of cows
From the root: ΒΟΑΩ, ΒΟΥ͂Σ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This word has two possible meanings depending on its root. It can be the present active participle (masculine/neuter, genitive plural) of the verb 'ΒΟΑΩ', meaning 'crying out' or 'shouting'. In this sense, it describes the action of making a loud sound. Alternatively, it can be the genitive plural of the noun 'ΒΟῦΣ', meaning 'of oxen', 'of cattle', 'of bulls', or 'of cows'. In this sense, it refers to a group of bovine animals.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive Plural (from ΒΟΑΩ); Noun, Genitive Plural (from ΒΟῦΣ)
Strong’s numbers: G0994 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1016 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:19
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 20:37
- Job — 1:3, 1:14, 42:12
- Isaiah — 5:10, 7:21
- Joel — 1:18
- Luke — 14:19
- 1 Corinthians — 9:9
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 10:246, 11:260
- Book 4 — 2:25, 8:233
- Book 6 — 1:13, 5:77
- Book 7 — 1:39, 4:79, 4:81, 7:148
- Book 8 — 7:195
- Book 11 — 6:221
- Book 12 — 6:192
- Book 17 — 13:345
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:42
- Book Four — 6:7, 7:48
- Book Five — 9:29, 13:45
- Book Six — 3:7, 5:32
- Book Seven — 1:16
Justin Martyr
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 2:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 26:14, 47:17
- Exodus — 10:24, 29:1
- Leviticus — 1:2, 1:3, 3:1, 4:3, 4:14, 7:13, 9:2, 16:3, 27:32
- Numbers — 7:15, 7:21, 7:27, 7:33, 7:39, 7:45, 7:51, 7:57, 7:63, 7:69, 7:75, 7:81, 8:8, 15:3, 15:8, 15:24, 28:11, 28:19, 28:27, 29:2, 29:8, 29:13, 31:28, 31:30
- Deuteronomy — 7:13, 8:13, 12:6, 12:17, 12:21, 14:4, 14:22, 21:3, 28:4, 28:18, 28:51, 32:14
- Judges — 3:31
- 1 Samuel — 14:32, 15:14, 15:15, 16:2
- 2 Samuel — 17:29, 24:22
- 1 Kings — 7:16, 8:63, 19:21
- 2 Kings — 16:17
- 1 Chronicles — 27:29
- 2 Chronicles — 13:9, 32:29
- Ezra (Beta) — 6:9
- Nehemiah — 10:36
- 2 Maccabees — 4:22
- Odes — 2:14
- Job — 1:3, 1:14, 42:12
- Isaiah — 5:10, 7:21
- Ezekiel — 4:15, 43:19, 43:23, 43:25, 45:18
- Joel — 1:18
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 13:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΟΑΩ, ΒΟΥ͂Σ, appear in our texts.
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