Lexicon
πτέρυξ
pterux
G4420
G:N-F Greek

wing

5
Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language

pterux denotes wings, whether sheltering a hen’s young or belonging to visionary creatures and an eagle.

The attested uses denote wings as parts of living creatures: most often in visionary scenes involving creatures, an eagle, or a wing-like sound, and also in the image of a hen gathering young beneath her wings.

Senses in use

  1. Wings of creatures in visionary scenes · dominant

    In Revelation 12:14, the nominative plural form is in the clause about the great eagle’s two wings being given to the woman so that she might fly. Revelation 4:8 describes four living creatures with six wings, while Revelation 9:9 uses the genitive plural in the comparison of their sound to many horse chariots running toward war.

  2. Sheltering wings of a hen · common

    In Luke 13:34 and Matthew 23:37, the accusative plural form occurs in the comparison of gathering Jerusalem’s children as a hen gathers her brood or chicks under her wings. The APB renders the clauses with the protective spatial phrase "under her wings."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "wings" in each supplied verse, including the sheltering image of a hen and the descriptions of an eagle and living creatures. Its wording confirms the scenes rather than isolating every contribution of the Greek form.

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