Oura οὐρά
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| οὐρά | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | oura |
| Strong's number | G3769 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | tail |
| Occurrences | 5 in 3 verses |
Oura (Greek οὐρά, Strong's G3769) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “tail”. It occurs 5 times in 3 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
| KJV | tails (4), tail (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tails (3), tail (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Oura, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Revelation
- Revelation 9:10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
- Revelation 9:19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
- Revelation 12:4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
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).