κόραξ
korax
G2876
G:N-M
Greek
raven
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Greek
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Korax denotes ravens, pictured as birds that neither sow nor reap yet are fed by God.
The attested use identifies ravens as birds whose lack of sowing, reaping, storage, and storehouses is set alongside God's feeding of them in Luke 12:24.
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Ravens as birds fed by God · dominant
In Luke 12:24, the accusative plural form occurs in the command to observe these birds; the APB renders the clause, "Observe the ravens," and goes on to describe their not sowing or reaping while God feeds them.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 12:24, the APB presents the term in "Observe the ravens," within a statement about birds that God feeds. The verse is read as a whole.