COCK-CROWING
kok'-kro-ing (alektorophonia): An indefinite hour of the night between midnight and morning (Mk 13:35), referred to by all the evangelists in their account of Peter's denial (Mt 26:34,74; Mk 14:30; Lk 22:34; Jn 13:38). It is derived from the habit of the cock to crow especially toward morning. See COCK. |