Eagle
ἀετόςStrong’s G0105aetos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aetos is the Greek word usually translated “vultures”, “eagle” and “as an eagle”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.”
Meaning
Usually translated “vultures”, “eagle” and “as an eagle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- vultures 2
- eagle 2
- as an eagle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 17:37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
- Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
- Revelation 8:13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
- Revelation 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Greek dictionary
ἀετός aetos · eagle
ἀετός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX for נֶשֶׁר ;] an eagle: Rev.4:7 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου) 12:14. Where carrion is referred to, ἀ. is probably a vulture (cf. Job.39:30, Pro.30:17): Mat.24:28, Luk.17:37 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eagle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'AGLE, noun
[Latin aquila.]
- A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco.
- A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars, or forty-five shillings sterling.
- A constellation in the northern hemisphere, having its right wing contiguous to the equinoctial.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.