Lexicon
ἐρίφιον
eriphion
G2055
G:N-N 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

  1. 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.

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