Pholeos denotes the places foxes have, contrasted with the Son of Man having nowhere to lay his head.

The attested use refers to places possessed by foxes, in a saying that contrasts those animal shelters with the Son of Man's having no place to lay his head.

1. Places occupied by foxes · dominant

   In Luke 9:58 and Matthew 8:20, the accusative plural form occurs in the clause about what foxes have, before the contrast that the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. The APB renders the relevant clause with foxes having “dens” in both verses.

   Luke 9:58Matthew 8:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Luke 9:58 and Matthew 8:20, the APB presents the foxes' places as “dens.” This rendering confirms the clause's setting without isolating every lexical contribution.