Lexical Definition
ἄρκτος árktos (ark'-tos) bear G:N-F
probably from ἀρκέω
bear.
- a bear (as obstructing by ferocity)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄρκου | a bear’s | Rev.13.2 |
| αρκόσ | a bear | LXX.Lam.3.10 |
| άρκω | to a bear | LXX.Dan.7.5 |
| άρκτου | bear | LXX.1Sam.17.37 |
| άρκτοσ | bear | LXX.1Sam.17.34 • LXX.Isa.11.7 |
| άρκτον | bear | LXX.1Sam.17.36 |
| άρκοσ | a bear | LXX.2Sam.17.8 • LXX.Isa.59.11 • LXX.Hos.13.8 • LXX.Amos.5.19 |
| άρκοι | bears | LXX.Judg.1.35 • LXX.2Kgs.2.24 |
Abbott-Smith
ἄρκος (Rec. (cl.) ἅρκιος), [in LXX for דֹּב;] -ου, ὁ, ἡ,
a bear: Re 13:2. (This form is also found in late Inscr.; MM, s.v.)†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Revelation | 13:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄρκτος, ἡ,
bear, especially Ursus arctos, brown bear, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: the instances of the masculine are uncertain [Refs 4th c.BC+], the feminine being used even when both sexes are included, [Refs]
__2 Ἄρκτος, ἡ, the constellation Ursa Major, Ἄρκτον θ᾽, ἣν καὶ Ἄμαξαν ἐπίκλησιν καλέουσιν[Refs 8th c.BC+]: in plural, the Greater and Lesser Bears, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Ἄ. μικρά, μεγάλη, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 the north, πρὸς ἄρκτον τετραμμένος[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.b ἡ ἑτέρα ἄ. the south pole, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II ἄρκτος, ἡ, at Athens a girl appointed to the service of Artemis Brauronia or Ἀρχηγέτις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III a kind of crab, probably Scyllarus arctus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV ἄρκτου δένδρον, ={ἀκτῆ}, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+]. (Cf. Sanskrit ṛk[snull]as, Latin ursus, etc.)