Oros ὄρος

Oros (Greek ὄρος, Strong's G3735) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “mountain”. It occurs 65 times in 65 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Oros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 4:8
  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• Matthew 5:1
  And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
• Matthew 5:14
  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
• Matthew 8:1
  When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
• Matthew 14:23
  And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
• Matthew 15:29
  And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
• Matthew 17:1
  And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
• Matthew 17:9
  And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
• Matthew 17:20
  And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
• Matthew 18:12
  How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
• Matthew 21:1
  And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
• Matthew 21:21
  Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
• Matthew 24:3
  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
• Matthew 24:16
  Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
• Matthew 26:30
  And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Matthew 28:16
  Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.

Mark

• Mark 3:13
  And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
• Mark 5:5
  And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
• Mark 5:11
  Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
• Mark 6:46
  And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
• Mark 9:2
  And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
• Mark 9:9
  And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
• Mark 11:1
  And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
• Mark 11:23
  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
• Mark 13:3
  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
• Mark 13:14
  But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains:So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
• Mark 14:26
  And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Luke

• Luke 3:5
  Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
• Luke 4:5
  And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
• Luke 4:29
  And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
• Luke 6:12
  And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
• Luke 8:32
  And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
• Luke 9:28
  And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
• Luke 9:37
  And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
• Luke 19:29
  And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
• Luke 19:37
  And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
• Luke 21:21
  Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
• Luke 21:37
  And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
• Luke 22:39
  And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
• Luke 23:30
  Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

John

• John 4:20
  Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
• John 4:21
  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
• John 6:3
  And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
• John 6:15
  When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
• John 8:1
  Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Acts

• Acts 1:12
  Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
• Acts 7:30
  And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
• Acts 7:38
  This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 13:2
  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:24
  Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
• Galatians 4:25
  For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 8:5
  Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
• Hebrews 11:38
  (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
• Hebrews 12:18
  For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
• Hebrews 12:20
  (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
• Hebrews 12:22
  But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:18
  And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Revelation

• Revelation 6:14
  And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
• Revelation 6:15
  And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
• Revelation 6:16
  And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
• Revelation 8:8
  And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
• Revelation 14:1
  And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Revelation 16:20
  And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
• Revelation 17:9
  And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
• Revelation 21:10
  And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).