"the cock-crowing, the third watch of the night, intermediate to mid-night and daybreak, and termed cock-crow, Mk. 13:35*"
Definition and meaning
the cock-crowing, the third watch of the night, intermediate to mid-night and daybreak, and termed cock-crow, Mk. 13:35*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀλεκτοροφωνία
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of alektorophonia (G219) across the King James Bible.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
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Common questions
Strong's G219 (alektorophonia) is a Greek word that means: the cock-crowing, the third watch of the night, intermediate to mid-night and daybreak, and termed cock-crow, Mk. 13:35* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word alektorophonia (G219) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G219 is alektorophonia, a Greek word defined as: the cock-crowing, the third watch of the night, intermediate to mid-night and daybreak, and termed cock-crow, Mk. 13:35*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
alektorophonia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.