Strong's Greek · G1016
βοῦς
boûs
ox
Definition
an ox (as grazing), i.e. an animal of that species ("beef")
Derivation
probably from the base of G1006 (βόσκω);
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?”
“And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?””
“For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.””
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’”
““You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?”
“In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.”
“So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).