An egg
ᾠόνStrong’s G5609ōon
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ōon is the Greek word usually translated “egg”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?”
Meaning
Usually translated “egg”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an egg 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
ᾠόν ōon · an egg
ᾠόν (Rec. ὠόν), -οῦ, τό [in LXX for בֵּיצָה ;] an egg: Luk.11:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “egg” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EGG, noun
[Latin ovum, by a change of g into v.]
A body formed in the females of fowls and certain other animals, containing an embryo or fetus of the same species, or the substance from which a like animal is produced. The eggs of fowls when laid are covered with a shell, and within is the white or albumen, which incloses the yolk or yellow substance. The eggs of fish and some other animals are united by a viscous substance, and called spawn. Most insects are oviparous.
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.