Lexicon
ὄρνεον
orneon
G3732
G:N-N Greek

bird

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orneon denotes birds, including an unclean bird in Babylon and birds summoned or fed in Revelation’s scenes.

The term denotes birds as creatures described as unclean in Babylon’s confinement and as plural creatures flying in midair or feeding after a battle scene.

Senses in use

  1. Birds in apocalyptic scenes · dominant

    In Revelation 18:2, the genitive singular occurs in the clause the APB renders “a prison of every unclean bird.” In Revelation 19:17, the dative plural is addressed among those flying in midair, while in Revelation 19:21 the nominative plural are the creatures the APB renders as being filled from the slain.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “bird” in Revelation 18:2 and “birds” in Revelation 19:17 and Revelation 19:21. These English expressions occur in a translation.

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