"an ox, a bull or cow, an animal of the ox kind, Lk. 13:15"
Definition and meaning
an ox, a bull or cow, an animal of the ox kind, Lk. 13:15
In the original Greek the word is written: βοῦς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 bous (G1016) across the King James Bible.
The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
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Common questions
Strong's G1016 (bous) is a Greek word that means: an ox, a bull or cow, an animal of the ox kind, Lk. 13:15 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word bous (G1016) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1016 is bous, a Greek word defined as: an ox, a bull or cow, an animal of the ox kind, Lk. 13:15. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bous is a Greek word found in the New Testament.