Bird
ὄρνεονStrong’s G3732orneon
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Orneon is the Greek word usually translated “birds” and “bird”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.”
Meaning
Usually translated “birds” and “bird”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- birds 2
- bird 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
- Revelation 19:21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Greek dictionary
ὄρνεον orneon · bird
ὄρνεον, -ου, τό = ὄρνις, [in LXX chiefly for צִפּוֹר ;] a bird: Rev.18:2 19:17, 21 (Hom., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bird” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BIRD, noun
burd.
- Properly, a chicken, the young of fowls, and hence a small fowl.
- In modern use, any fowl or flying animal.
All definitions and other forms of “bird”
BIRD, verb transitive
To catch birds.
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.