λῠ́κος

[lý.kos]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning

wolf
curb bit
a kind of jackdaw
A wild carnivorous mammal related to the dog. It can also refer to a type of bit used in horse riding or a specific bird.

Examples

Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν, οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δὲ εἰσὶν λύκοι ἅρπαγες.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Pronunciationlý.kos

Part of speechnoun

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λῠ́κος in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.