The name "Greyhound '' is generally believed to come from the Old English grighund. "Hund '' is the antecedent of the modern "hound '', but the meaning of "grig '' is undetermined, other than in reference to dogs in Old English and Old Norse. Its origin does not appear to have any common root with the modern word "grey '' for color, and indeed the Greyhound is seen with a wide variety of coat colors. The lighter colors, patch - like markings and white appeared in the breed that was once ordinarily grey in color. The Greyhound is the only dog mentioned by name in the Bible; many versions, including the King James version, name the Greyhound as one of the "four things stately '' in the Proverbs. However, some newer biblical translations, including The New International Version, have changed this to strutting rooster, which appears to be an alternative translation of the Hebrew term mothen zarzir. However, the Douay -- Rheims Bible translation from the late 4th - century Latin Vulgate into English translates this term as "a cock. ''
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