aēr (air) · Rightly

Meaning

Usually translated “air”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

air 7

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 Corinthians 2
Revelation 2
Acts 1
Ephesians 1
1 Thessalonians 1

5 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

1 Corinthians 9:26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
1 Corinthians 14:9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
Ephesians 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Revelation 9:2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 16:17And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

Greek dictionary

ἀήρ aēr · air

ἀήρ, ἀέρος, ὁ, [in LXX: 2Ki.22:12 (= Psa.17(18):11 שׁחק), Wi .8 ;] in Hom., Hes., the lower air which surrounds the earth, as opposite to the purer αἰθήρ of the higher regions; generally, air (MM, VGT, see word): Act.22:23, 1Th.4:17, Rev.9:2 16:17; of the air as the realm of demons, Eph.2:2; ἀ. δέρειν, of striving to no purpose, 1Co.9:26; εἰς ἀ. λαλεῖν, of speaking without effect, not being understood, 1Co.14:9.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “air” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

AIR, noun

[Latin aer; Heb. to shine. The radical sense is to open, expand; whence clear; or to flow, to shoot, to radiate.]

The fluid which we breathe. air is inodorous, invisible, insipid, colorless, elastic, possessed of gravity, easily moved, rarefied, and condensed.
air in motion; a light breeze.
Vent; utterance abroad; publication; publicity; as, a story has taken air
A tune; a short song or piece of music adapted to words; also, the peculiar modulation of the notes, which gives music its character; as, a soft air A song or piece of poetry for singing; also, the leading part of a tune, or that which is intended to exhibit the greatest variety of melody.

All definitions and other forms of “air”

The peculiar look, appearance, manner or mien of a person; as, a heavy air; the air of youth; a graceful air; a lofty air It is applied to manners or gestures, as well as to features.
Airs, in the plural, is used to denote an affected manner, show of pride, haughtiness; as, when it is said of a person, he puts on airs.
In painting, that which expresses the life of action; manner; gesture; attitude.
Any thing light or uncertain; that is light as air
Advice; intelligence; information. obsolete
Different states of air are characterized by different epithets; as, good air foul air morning air evening air; and sometimes airs may have been used for ill-scent or vapor, but the use is not legitimate.

AIR, verb transitive

To expose to the air; to give access to the open air; to ventilate; as, to air clothes; to air a room.
To expose to heat; to warm; as, to air liquors.
To dry by a fire; to expel dampness; as, to air linen.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.