To roar
ὠρύομαιStrong’s G5612ōruomai
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ōruomai is the Greek word usually translated “roaring”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
Meaning
Usually translated “roaring”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- roaring 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὠρύομαι ōruomai · to roar
ὠρύομαι depon., [in LXX for שָׁאַג ;] of animals (also of men, Hdt., al.), to roar, howl: λέων, 1Pe.5:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “roar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROAR, verb intransitive
- To cry with a full, loud, continued sound; to bellow, as a beast; as a roaring bull; a roaring lion.
- To cry aloud, as in distress.
- To cry aloud; to bawl; as a child.
- To cause a loud continued sound.
All definitions and other forms of “roar”
- To make a loud noise.
ROAR, noun
- A full loud sound of some continuance; the cry of a beast; as the roar of a lion or bull.
- The loud cry of a child or person in distress.
- Clamor; outcry of joy or mirth; as a roar of laughter. he set the company in a roar
- The loud continued sound of the sea in a storm, or the howling of a tempest.
- Any loud sound of some continuance; as the roar of cannon.
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.