Strong's Lexicon
G105 — ἀετός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G105 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀετός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from aemi "to breathe unconsciously" i.e. respire |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | aetos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ah-et-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. an eagle (from its wind-like flight) |
| KJV Renderings: | eagle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀετός, (οῦ, ὁ (like Latinavis, from ἄημι on account of its wind-like flight (cf. Curtius, § 596)) (from Homer down), in the Sept. for ðÆùÆÑø, an eagle: Rev 4:7; Rev 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου); Rev 12:14. In Mat 24:28; Luk 17:37 (as in Job 39:30; Pro 30:17) it is better, since eagles are said seldom or never to go in quest of carrion, to understand with many interpreters either thevultur percnopterus, which resembles an eagle (Pliny, h. n. 10, 3 "quarti generis — viz.aquilarum — est percnopterus), or thevultur barbatus. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Adler; (Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 172ff). The meaning of the proverb (cf. examples in Wetstein (1752) on Matthew, the passage cited) quoted in both passages is, ’where there are sinners (cf. πτῶμα), there judgments from heaven will not be wanting’.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀετός (eagle)
Matthew 24:28
- KJV: For wheresoever the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together
- GK: όπου γαρ εάν η το πτώμα εκεί συναχθήσονται οι αετοί
Luke 17:37
- KJV: And they answered and said unto him Where Lord And he said unto them Wheresoever the body thither will the eagles be gathered together
- GK: και αποκριθέντες λέγουσιν αυτώ που κύριε ο δε είπεν αυτοίς όπου το σώμα εκεί συναχθήσονται οι αετοί
Revelation 4:7
- KJV: And the first beast like a lion and the second beast like a calf and the third beast had a face as a man and the fourth beast like a flying eagle
- GK: και το ζώον το πρώτον όμοιον λέοντι και το δεύτερον ζώον όμοιον μόσχω και το τρίτον ζώον έχον το πρόσωπον ως άνθρωπος και το τέταρτον ζώον όμοιον αετώ πετωμένω
Revelation 12:14
- KJV: And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness into her place where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time from the face of the serpent
- GK: και εδόθησαν τη γυναικί δύο πτέρυγες του αετού του μεγάλου ίνα πέτηται εις την έρημον εις τον τόπον αυτής όπως τρεφηται εκεί καιρόν και καιρούς και ημισύ καιρού από προσώπου του όφεως
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