βοϊκά

βοει-κός, ή, όν, (βοῦς)

A = βόειος, of or for oxen, ζεύγη β. wagons drawn by oxen, Th.4.128, X.An.7.5.2, cf. Ar.Fr. 109;

κρέας β. Poll.6.55

:—the form [full] βοϊκός, freq. in codd. as in D.H.8.87, is censured by Hdn.Gr.2.416, but cf.

ἱερεῖον βοϊκόν Milet.1(7).203a

(i B. C.);

θυσία βοϊκή Inscr.Prien. 112.109

(i B. C.); βοϊκά, = oxen, GDI 1158 ([place name] Elis);

β. κτήνη BGU1189.12

(i A. D.).

κτῆνος, ους, τό a domestic animal capable of carrying loads, domesticated animal, pet, pack-animal, animal used for riding (mostly in pl. as collective, ‘flocks, herds’: since Hom. Hymns and Hdt.: ins, pap, LXX, TestSol, TestAbr, TestJob, Test12Patr, ApcMos; SibOr, Fgm. 3:12; EpArist, Philo, Mel.; Ath. 20, 4, R. 24 p. 78, 5; infreq. in sing.: X., An. 5, 2, 3; SIG 986, 8; Ex 22:4; TestAbr B 2 p. 106, 25 [Stone p. 60]; TestReub 2:9; Mel., P. 11, 93 παντὸς κτήνους Theoph. Ant. 3, 9 [p. 224, 3]) of livestock (PTebt 56, 8; LXX) Hv 4, 1, 5; Hs 9, 1, 8 (in contrast to wild and dangerous animals 9, 1, 9; cp. M. Ant. 5, 11 and Philo, Op. M. 64: κτ. … θηρίον); 9, 24, 1. Also 1 Cor 15:39; PtK 2 p. 14, 18 refer to domesticated animals. Cattle alone seem to be meant in the combination κτήνη καὶ πρόβατα Rv 18:13 (cp. PRyl 126, 15 τὰ ἑατοῦ πρόβατα καὶ βοικὰ κτήνη).—Of animals used for riding (POxy 2153, 20 [III A.D.]; TestAbr s. above; Jos., Ant. 8, 241) Lk 10:34; Ac 23:24.—DELG s.v. κτάομαι 5. M-M. Sv.