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πτερύγιον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πτερύγιον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
pterygion
Simplified transliteration: 
pterygion
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4419
GK Number: 
4762
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
highest point
Definition: 
a little wing; the extremity, the extreme point, of a thing; a pinnacle, or apex of a building, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9*

Greek-English Concordance for πτερύγιον

Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into the holy city, placed him on the pinnacle (pterygion | πτερύγιον | acc sg neut) of the temple,
Luke 4:9 Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle (pterygion | πτερύγιον | acc sg neut) of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;