Ériphos — G2056

Definition

masculine noun

a kid or (genitive case) goat

1. a kid, a young goat

Usually translated as

kid, goat

Origin

perhaps from the same as G2053 (through the idea of hairiness)

• érion (G2053)

Occurrences

Ériphos occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1)

• Matthew 25:32 — And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats (ἐρίφων):
• Luke 15:29 — And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid (ἔριφον), that I might make merry with my friends: