πτέρυξ
pterux
“wing”
Definition
a wing
from a derivative of G4072 (πέτομαι) (meaning a feather);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πτέρυξ appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
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.
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying:“Holy, Holy, Holy,is the Lord God Almighty,who was and is and is to come!”
They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
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