ὄρνις

greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses

Definition

ὄρνις, -ιθος, ὁ, ἡ

[in LXX: ὄ. ἐκλεκταί, I2Ki.3:1 4:23 (1 Kings 5:3) (בַּרְבֻּר)* ;]

a bird; specif., a cock, a hen: Matthew 23:3, Luke 13:34 (WH).

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Matthew 23:37ὄρνις · a hen
    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!
  2. Luke 13:34ὄρνις · a hen [gathers]
    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!