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In the New Testament, it is most notably associated with the prophecy of Peter's denial of Jesus, where Jesus foretells that Peter will deny Him three times before the rooster crows.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, roosters were common in both rural and urban settings. They were valued for their role in agriculture and their crowing, which served as a natural alarm clock, marking the beginning of a new day. The crowing of a rooster was a familiar sound in the early morning hours, making it a fitting symbol for the timing of events, as seen in the Gospels.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a rooster<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rooster (12).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 220: ἀλέκτωρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀλέκτωρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ορος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">a cock,</span> (Latin<span class="latin">gallus gallinaceus</span>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-34.htm">Matthew 26:34, 74</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-30.htm">Mark 14:30, 68</a> (Lachmann brackets), 72; <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-34.htm">Luke 22:34, 60</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/13-38.htm">John 13:38</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-27.htm">John 18:27</a>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 229; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 307; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 23; see also <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> <TOPIC:COCK> <span class="topic">under the word</span>; Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 221f; especially Egli, Zeitschr. f. wiss. Theol., 1879, p. 517ff).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cock. <p>From aleko (to ward off); a cock or male fowl -- cock. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αλεκτορα αλέκτορα ἀλέκτορα αλεκτωρ αλέκτωρ ἀλέκτωρ alektor alektōr aléktor aléktōr alektora aléktora<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νυκτὶ πρὶν <b>ἀλέκτορα</b> φωνῆσαι τρὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> before <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crows,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">the cock</span> crow,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> night before [the] <span class="itali">rooster</span> crows three times<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-74.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:74</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εὐθέως <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> ἐφώνησεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And immediately <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And immediately <span class="itali">the cock</span> crew.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-74.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And immediately <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-75.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:75</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι Πρὶν <b>ἀλέκτορα</b> φωνῆσαι τρὶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Before <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crows,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Before <span class="itali">the cock</span> crow,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-75.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Before [the] <span class="itali">rooster</span> crows three times<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ δὶς <b>ἀλέκτορα</b> φωνῆσαι τρίς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> night, before <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crows twice,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> night, before <span class="itali">the cock</span> crow twice,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that twice <span class="itali">[the] rooster</span> crows three times<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-68.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:68</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Masculine">Noun-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προαύλιον καὶ <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> ἐφώνησεν </span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-68.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> porch and <span class="itali">the rooster</span> crowed<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-72.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:72</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ δευτέρου <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> ἐφώνησεν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Immediately <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the second time <span class="itali">the cock</span> crew. And<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-72.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the second time <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed And<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-72.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:72</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι Πρὶν <b>ἀλέκτορα</b> δὶς φωνῆσαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him, Before <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crows<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Before <span class="itali">the cock</span> crow twice,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-72.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Before <span class="itali">[the] rooster</span> twice crows<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φωνήσει σήμερον <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> ἕως τρίς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to you, Peter, <span class="itali">the rooster</span> will not crow<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee, Peter, <span class="itali">the cock</span> shall not<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will crow today <span class="itali">[the] rooster</span> until three times<p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-60.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:60</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐφώνησεν <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> speaking, <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yet spake, <span class="itali">the cock</span> crew.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-60.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him crowed <span class="itali">the rooster</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/22-61.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:61</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι Πρὶν <b>ἀλέκτορα</b> φωνῆσαι σήμερον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, Before <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crows<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Before <span class="itali">the cock</span> crow,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-61.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Before <span class="itali">[the] rooster</span> crows today<p><b><a href="/text/john/13-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 13:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐ μὴ <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> φωνήσῃ ἕως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I say <span class="itali">to you, a rooster</span> will not crow<br><a href="/kjvs/john/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I say unto thee, <span class="itali">The cock</span> shall not<br><a href="/interlinear/john/13-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no not <span class="itali">[the] rooster</span> will crow until<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εὐθέως <b>ἀλέκτωρ</b> ἐφώνησεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and immediately <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and immediately <span class="itali">the cock</span> crew.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and immediately <span class="itali">a rooster</span> crowed<p><b><a href="/greek/220.htm">Strong's Greek 220</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_220.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/alekto_r_220.htm">ἀλέκτωρ — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/alektora_220.htm">ἀλέκτορα — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/219.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="219"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="219" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/221.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="221"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="221" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>