πετεινός
peteinos
“bird”
Definition
a flying animal, i.e. bird
neuter of a derivative of G4072 (πέτομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
πετεινός appears 14 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.