Raven
κόραξStrong’s G2876korax
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Korax is the Greek word usually translated “ravens”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?”
Meaning
Usually translated “ravens”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ravens 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κόραξ korax · raven
κόραξ, -ακος, ὁ [in LXX for עֹרֵב ;] a raven: Luk.12:24.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “raven” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RAVEN, noun
ra'ven. [Heb. from its color. But this may be Latin corvus, rapio.]
All definitions and other forms of “raven”
RAVEN, verb transitive
rav'n.
- To devour with great eagerness; to eat with voracity.“Like a roaring lion, ravening the prey” Ezekiel 22:25
- To obtain by violence.
RAVEN, noun
rav'n.
- Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
- Rapine; rapacity.
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.