Strouthion refers to birds used in sayings about sale, care, and human value.

The attested use refers to birds in paired sayings: they are sold, yet not forgotten or outside the Father’s notice, and they provide the comparison for human value in Luke 12:6, Luke 12:7, Matthew 10:29, and Matthew 10:31.

1. Birds in sayings of sale and divine notice · dominant

   The nominative plural form occurs in the questions about birds being sold in Luke 12:6 and Matthew 10:29; the APB renders these clauses with birds sold for small sums and says that none is forgotten or falls apart from the Father. The genitive plural form occurs in the comparisons of human worth in Luke 12:7 and Matthew 10:31, where the APB renders “many sparrows.”

   Luke 12:6Luke 12:7Matthew 10:29Matthew 10:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the term as “sparrows.” The verses chiefly confirm a bird reference within sayings of sale, divine notice, and comparative value.