5022. tauros

Strong's Lexicon

tauros: Bull, Ox

Original Word: ταῦρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: tauros
Pronunciation: tau'-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (tow'-ros)
Definition: Bull, Ox
Meaning: a bull, an ox.

Word Origin: Derived from the primary Greek root for "bull" or "ox."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent is often "פַּר" (par, Strong's H6499), which refers to a young bull or steer, frequently mentioned in the context of sacrifices in the Old Testament (e.g., Leviticus 4:3).

Usage: In the New Testament, "tauros" is used to refer to a bull or ox, often in the context of sacrificial practices or as a metaphor for strength and stubbornness. The term is not frequently used in the New Testament but carries significant symbolic weight due to its Old Testament associations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, bulls and oxen were integral to agricultural life and religious practices. They were considered valuable livestock, used for plowing fields and as sacrificial animals in the Temple. The bull, in particular, symbolized strength and fertility. In Greco-Roman culture, bulls were also associated with various deities and used in sacrifices to appease gods.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a bull
NASB Translation
bulls (2), oxen (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5022: ταῦρος

ταῦρος, ταύρου, ὁ (from the root meaning 'thick', 'stout'; allied with σταυρός, which see; cf. Vanicek, p. 1127; Fick Part i., p. 246. Cf. English steer), from Homer down, the Sept. for שׁור, a bull (ox): Matthew 22:4; Acts 14:13; Hebrews 9:13; Hebrews 10:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bull, ox.

Apparently a primary word (compare towr, "steer"); a bullock -- bull, ox.

see HEBREW towr

Forms and Transliterations

ταυροι ταύροι ταύροί ταῦροί ταύρον ταύρος ταύρου ταυρους ταύρους ταυρων ταύρων tauroi taûroí tauron taurōn taúron taúrōn taurous taúrous

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 22:4 N-NMP
GRK: ἡτοίμακα οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ
NAS: my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock
KJV: dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings
INT: I prepared the oxen of me and

Acts 14:13 N-AMP
GRK: τῆς πόλεως ταύρους καὶ στέμματα
NAS: brought oxen and garlands
KJV: city, brought oxen and garlands
INT: the city oxen and wreaths

Hebrews 9:13 N-GMP
GRK: τράγων καὶ ταύρων καὶ σποδὸς
NAS: of goats and bulls and the ashes
KJV: if the blood of bulls and of goats,
INT: of goats and of bulls and ashes

Hebrews 10:4 N-GMP
GRK: γὰρ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων
NAS: for the blood of bulls and goats
KJV: that the blood of bulls and
INT: for [for the] blood of bulls and of goats

Strong's Greek 5022
4 Occurrences

ταύρων — 2 Occ.
ταῦροί — 1 Occ.
ταύρους — 1 Occ.