Alektor is the bird whose crowing marks the predicted denials and Peter’s remembrance.

The term consistently denotes the bird whose crowing is predicted before Peter’s denials and then occurs as those denials unfold, prompting his remembrance of Jesus’ words.

1. The bird whose crowing marks Peter’s denials · dominant

   The nominative singular form occurs in reports that the bird crowed, as in John 18:27 and Luke 22:60, where the APB renders, “a rooster crowed” immediately after Peter’s denial. In predictive and remembered sayings, the term marks the crowing that precedes Peter’s denials or recalls that prediction, as shown in John 13:38, Luke 22:61, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72, Matthew 26:34, and Matthew 26:75.

   John 13:38John 18:27Luke 22:60Luke 22:61Mark 14:30Mark 14:72

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the term in clauses such as “the rooster will not crow,” “a rooster crowed,” and “Before a rooster crows.” These renderings confirm the verse-level scene rather than establish separate lexical senses.