Mountain
ὄροςStrong’s G3735oros
Appears in 65 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oros is the Greek word usually translated “mountain”, “mount” and “mountains”. It appears in 65 verses of the New Testament.
“And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mountain”, “mount” and “mountains”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mountain 27
- mount 18
- mountains 11
- a mountain 5
- hill 2
- a hill 1
- in mountains 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 16
- Luke 13
- Mark 11
- Revelation 8
- John 5
- Hebrews 5
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 8:1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Matthew 14:23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
All 65 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ὄρος oros · mountain
ὄρος, -ους, τό [in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר ;] a mountain: Mat.4:8 17:1, Mrk.9:2, Jhn.4:20, 2Pe.1:18, al.; opposite to βουνός, Luk.3:5 (LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Mat.21:1 24:3, al. (see: ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem appos.), Heb.12:22, Rev.14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Act.7:30, 38 Gal.4:24-25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp. the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mat.5:1 8:1, Mrk.3:13 6:46, al.; τὰ ὄ., Mat.18:12, Mrk.5:5, Heb.11:38, Rev.6:14, al.; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, הדים עקר), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, 1Co.13:2, cf. Ma …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mountain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOUNT'AIN, noun
[Latin adjective, montanus.]
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude. We apply mountain to the largest eminences on the globe; but sometimes the word is used for a large hill. In general, mountain denotes an elevation higher and larger than a hill; as the Altaic mountains in Asia, the Alps in Switzerland, the Andes in South America, the Allegheny mountains in Virginia, the Catskill in New York, the White mountains in New Hampshire, and the Green mountains in Vermont. The word is applied to a single elevation, or to an extended range.
All definitions and other forms of “mountain”
MOUNT'AIN, adjective
Pertaining to a mountain; found on mountains; growing or dwelling on a mountain; as mountain air; mountain pines; mountain goats.
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.