Strong's Lexicon ornis: Bird Original Word: ὄρνις Word Origin: Derived from a primary word (perhaps akin to the base of 3735 through the idea of flying) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6833 צִפּוֹר (tsippor) - bird, sparrow - H5775 עוֹף (oph) - flying creatures, fowl Usage: The Greek word "ὄρνις" (ornis) is used in the New Testament to refer to birds in a general sense. It encompasses various types of birds, often used metaphorically or in parables to convey spiritual truths. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, birds were a common part of daily life and held various symbolic meanings. They were often seen as messengers or symbols of freedom and transcendence due to their ability to fly. In Jewish culture, birds were also part of the sacrificial system, with certain birds being considered clean or unclean according to Levitical law. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition a bird, spec. a rooster or hen NASB Translation hen (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3733: ὄρνιξὄρνιξ (so manuscripts א D), equivalent to ὄρνις (which see): Luke 13:34 Tdf. The nominative is not found in secular writings, but the trisyllabic forms ὀρνιχος, ὀρνιχι for ὀρνιθος, etc., are used in Doric; (Photius (edited by Porson, p. 348, 22) Ἰωνες ὄρνιξ ... καί Δωριεις ὄρνιξ. Cf. Curtius, p. 495). STRONGS NT 3733: ὄρνιςὄρνις, ὀρνιθος, ὁ, ἡ (ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι, (see ὄρθρος)); 1. a bird; so from Homer down. 2. specifically, a cock, a hen: Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34 (Tdf. ὄρνιξ, which see); (so Aeschylus Eum. 866; Xenophon, an. 4, 5, 25; Theocritus, Polybius 12, 26, 1; (others)). Probably from a prolonged form of the base of oros; a bird (as rising in the air), i.e. (specially), a hen (or female domestic fowl) -- hen. see GREEK oros Englishman's Concordance Matthew 23:37 N-NMSGRK: ὃν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τὰ NAS: the way a hen gathers KJV: together, even as a hen gathereth her INT: in which way a hen gathers together the Luke 13:34 N-NMS |
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