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πετεινός

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter14 occurrences6 books14 verses

Definition

πετεινός, -ή, -όν

(πέτομαι), [in LXX chiefly for עוֹף ;]

in trag., Ion. and late writers, winged, flying; as subst., τὸ π., a winged fowl, a bird: pl., Matthew 6:26; 8:20; 13:4, 32, Mark 4:4, 32, Luke 8:5; 9:58; 12:24; 13:19, Acts 10:12; 11:6, Romans 1:23, James 3:7.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πετεινός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 6:26πετεινὰ · birds
    Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
  2. Matthew 8:20πετεινὰ · birds
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  3. Matthew 13:4πετεινὰ · birds
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  4. Matthew 13:32πετεινὰ · birds
    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
  5. Mark 4:4πετεινὰ · birds
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  6. Mark 4:32πετεινὰ · birds
    But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
  7. Luke 8:5πετεινὰ · birds
    “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
  8. Luke 9:58πετεινὰ · birds
    Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  9. Luke 12:24πετεινῶν · birds
    Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
  10. Luke 13:19πετεινὰ · birds
    It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
  11. Acts 10:12πετεινὰ · birds
    It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
  12. Acts 11:6πετεινὰ · birds
    I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
  13. Romans 1:23πετεινῶν · birds
    …and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
  14. James 3:7πετεινῶν · birds
    All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,