ἐρίφιον
eriphion
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Greek
a goat
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Eriphion denotes the goats placed on the left in the scene of Matthew 25:33.
The attested use refers to goats as the group set on the left, contrasted in the verse with sheep set on the right.
Senses in use
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Goats set on the left · dominant
In Matthew 25:33, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the clause describing the goats being set on the left, while the sheep are set on the right; the APB renders the scene, “And he will set the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 25:33, the APB presents the term within the contrast between sheep on the right and “the goats on his left.” This rendering confirms the verse-level scene rather than isolating each lexical contribution.