ἀετός
aetos
“eagle”
Definition
an eagle (from its wind-like flight)
from the same as G109 (ἀήρ);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἀετός appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Where, Lord?” they asked.Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
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