λύκος lýkos

Meaning

a wolf

In the King James Version: wolf

Derivation: perhaps akin to the base of G3022 (λευκός) (from the whitish hair);

Where it is used

• Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
• Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
• Luke 10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
• John 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
• Acts 20:29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.