νοσσίον

nossionchickHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

νοσσίον, -ου, τό dimin. of νοσσός, which see,

[in LXX: Psalm 84:3 (אֶפְרֹחַ) * ;]

a young bird: Matthew 23:37.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1 total
  1. Matthew 23:37νοσσία · chicks
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!