Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Cock (Rooster)
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Rooster crow as predicted cue in Peter denial narrative
Jesus predicts the rooster crow in relation to Peter’s denial, and the crowing occurs at the predicted point and triggers Peter’s remembrance.
Context control: The rooster is a real animal whose crow functions as the predicted temporal cue within this event.
In the Peter-denial narratives, the rooster’s crow is an established predicted cue that marks fulfillment of Jesus’ warning and prompts Peter’s remembrance.
Grade 1: Explicit biblical interpretationScope: This function belongs to the Peter-denial event; it is not a universal symbolic meaning of roosters.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub lexical summary — Greek alektor: rooster/cock — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Proposed universal rooster warning/reminder code
The inherited wording generalizes the Peter-denial narrative into a universal rooster code.
Context control: No canonical statement assigns every rooster/cockcrow the meaning “warning” or “reminder.”
The Peter narrative does not establish rooster/cock as a universal biblical symbol of warning or reminder.
Grade 7: Insufficient biblical evidenceScope: The passage-specific function should be retained without extending it to all rooster imagery.
Strongest alternative: The legacy statement reasonably summarizes Peter’s experience but overgeneralizes a single narrative function into a fixed symbol.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub lexical summary — Greek alektor: rooster/cock — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Lexical mappings
These are cross-tier mappings only; lexical definitions remain owned by the site’s lexical resources.
- GREEK: ἀλέκτωρ alektor — G220
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