Aetos ἀετός
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| ἀετός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aetos |
| Strong's number | G105 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | eagle |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (3) |
Aetos (Greek ἀετός, Strong's G105) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “eagle”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀετός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for נֶשֶׁר ;]
an eagle: Rev.4:7 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου) 12:14. Where carrion is referred to, ἀ. is probably a vulture (cf. Job.39:30, Pro.30:17): Mat.24:28, Luk.17:37 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
[in LXX for נֶשֶׁר ;]
an eagle: Rev.4:7 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου) 12:14. Where carrion is referred to, ἀ. is probably a vulture (cf. Job.39:30, Pro.30:17): Mat.24:28, Luk.17:37 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eagles (2), eagle (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | eagle (3), vultures (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Aetos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 24:28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Luke
- Luke 17:37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
Revelation
- Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.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.
- Revelation 8:13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!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!”
- Revelation 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).