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πτέρυξ

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πτέρυξ, υγος, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
pteryx
Simplified transliteration: 
pteryx
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4420
GK Number: 
4763
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3b(2)
Gloss: 
wing
Definition: 
a wing, pinion, Mt. 23:37; Lk. 13:34

Greek-English Concordance for πτέρυξ

Matthew 23:37 “Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings (pterygas | πτέρυγας | acc pl fem), but you were not willing!
Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to it! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings (pterygas | πτέρυγας | acc pl fem), and you did not want it!
Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings (pterygas | πτέρυγας | acc pl fem), were full of eyes around and within. And day or night they never rest, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come!”
Revelation 9:9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings (pterygōn | πτερύγων | gen pl fem) was like the sound of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.
Revelation 12:14 But the woman was given the two wings (pteryges | πτέρυγες | nom pl fem) of a great eagle so she could fly away into the wilderness to the place where she would be taken care of for a time, and times, and half a time, safe from the presence of the serpent.