bous denotes an ox seen in threshing, care, purchase, rescue, and temple livestock scenes.

The attested use consistently concerns an ox: an animal threshing grain, kept and watered, purchased in yokes, rescued from a well, or present among livestock being sold and driven from the temple.

1. Ox in work, care, and commerce · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:18, the accusative singular occurs in the command not to muzzle the animal while it threshes or treads grain. In Luke 13:15 and Luke 14:19, the clauses place it at a manger for watering and among five purchased yokes; in Luke 14:5, the nominative singular is the animal that falls into a well and is pulled out. In John 2:14 and John 2:15, the accusative plural names livestock being sold in the temple and driven out with the sheep.

   1 Corinthians 9:91 Timothy 5:18Luke 13:15Luke 14:19John 2:14John 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the term as “ox” in singular settings and “oxen” in plural settings, including threshing, watering, purchase, and temple scenes. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate meanings.