3732. orneon
Strong's Lexicon
orneon: Bird, fowl

Original Word: ὄρνεον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: orneon
Pronunciation: or'-neh-on
Phonetic Spelling: (or'-neh-on)
Definition: Bird, fowl
Meaning: a bird, fowl.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ὄρνις (ornis), meaning "bird."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "orneon" is עוֹף (oph), Strong's Hebrew 5775, which also means "bird" or "fowl."

Usage: The term "orneon" is used in the New Testament to refer to birds or fowls. It is often used in a symbolic or illustrative context, particularly in apocalyptic literature, to convey messages of judgment or desolation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, birds were often seen as omens or messengers from the divine. In Jewish and early Christian symbolism, birds could represent both positive and negative spiritual realities. For instance, birds of prey might symbolize destruction or divine judgment, while doves could symbolize peace or the Holy Spirit.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ornis
Definition
a bird
NASB Translation
bird (1), birds (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3732: ὄρνεον

ὄρνεον, ὀρνέου, τό, a bird: Revelation 18:2; Revelation 19:17, 21. (The Sept.; Homer, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 1, 5.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bird, fowl.

Neuter of a presumed derivative of ornis; a birdling -- bird, fowl.

see GREEK ornis

Forms and Transliterations
ορνεα όρνεα ὄρνεα ορνεοις ορνέοις ὀρνέοις όρνεον ορνεου ορνέου ὀρνέου ορνέω ορνέων ορνίθια ορνίθιον ορνιθίου ορνιθίω ορνιθοσκοπήσεσθε ornea órnea orneois ornéois orneou ornéou
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 18:2 N-GNS
GRK: φυλακὴ παντὸς ὀρνέου ἀκαθάρτου καὶ
NAS: unclean and hateful bird.
KJV: and hateful bird.
INT: a hold of every bird unclean and

Revelation 19:17 N-DNP
GRK: πᾶσιν τοῖς ὀρνέοις τοῖς πετομένοις
NAS: to all the birds which fly
KJV: saying to all the fowls that fly in
INT: to all the birds which fly

Revelation 19:21 N-NNP
GRK: πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ
NAS: and all the birds were filled
KJV: and all the fowls were filled with
INT: all the birds were filled with

Strong's Greek 3732
3 Occurrences


ὄρνεα — 1 Occ.
ὀρνέοις — 1 Occ.
ὀρνέου — 1 Occ.















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