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Lexicon :: Strong's G4419 - pterygion

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πτερύγιον
Transliteration
pterygion (Key)
Pronunciation
pter-oog'-ee-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of πτέρυξ (G4420)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
18x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πτερύγιον pterýgion, pter-oog'-ee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G4420; a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner):—pinnacle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4419 in the following manner: pinnacle (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4419 in the following manner: pinnacle (2x).

  1. a wing, a little wing

  2. any pointed extremity

    1. of fins of fishes

    2. of part of a dress hanging down in the form of a wing

    3. of the top of the temple at Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πτερύγιον pterýgion, pter-oog'-ee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G4420; a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner):—pinnacle.
STRONGS G4419:
πτερύγιον, πτερυγίου, τό (diminutive of πτέρυξ, which see), the Sept. for כָּנָף;
1. a wing, little wing.
2. any pointed extremity (of the fins of fish, סַנְפִּיר, Leviticus 11:9-12; Deuteronomy 14:9, 10; Aristotle, Theophrastus; of a part of the dress hanging down in the form of a wing, Ruth 3:9; 1 Samuel 24:5; (Numbers 15:38); Pollux 7, 14, 62): τό πτερύγιον τοῦ ναοῦ and τοῦ ἱεροῦ, the top of the temple at Jerusalem, Hegesippus (circa ) quoted in Eusebius, h. e. 2, 23, 11; τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Matthew 4:5; Luke 4:9; some understand this of the top or apex of the sanctuary (τοῦ ναοῦ), others of the top of Solomon's porch, and others of the top of the Royal Portico; this last Josephus (Antiquities 15, 11, 5) says was of such great height ὡς εἰ ἀπ' ἄκρου τοῦ ταύτης τέγους ἄμφω συντιθεις τά βάθη διοπτευοι σκοτοδινιαν, οὐκ ἐξικνουμενης τῆς ὄψεως εἰς ἀμέτρητον τόν βυθόν; (cf. Recovery of Jerusalem, especially chapter v.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
11:9; 11:10; 11:11; 11:12
Numbers
15:38
Deuteronomy
14:9; 14:10
Ruth
3:9
1 Samuel
24:5
Matthew
4:5
Luke
4:9

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Strong's Number G4419 matches the Greek πτερύγιον (pterygion),
which occurs 18 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - (LXX 36:26) And they made two golden rings, and put them on the two projections on the top of the oracle, and on the top of the hinder part of the ephod within.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:9 - And these are what ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these ye shall eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10 - And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:12 - And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt tell them; and let them make for themselves fringes upon the borders of their garments throughout their generations: and ye shall put upon the fringes of the borders a lace of blue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:9 - And these ye shall eat of all that are in the water, ye shall eat all that have fins and scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10 - And all that have not fins and scales ye shall not eat; they are unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9 - And he said, Who art thou? and she said, I am thine handmaid Ruth; spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid, for thou art a near relation.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:27 - And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his [fn]garment, and tore it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4 - (LXX 24:5) And the men of David said to him, Behold, this is the day of which the Lord spoke to thee, that he would deliver thine enemy into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as it is good in thy sight. So David arose and [fn]cut off the skirt of Saul's garment secretly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:5 - (LXX 24:6) And it came to pass after this that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:11 - (LXX 24:12) And behold, the skirt of thy mantle is in my hand, I cut off the skirt, and did not slay thee: know then and see to-day, there is no evil in my hand, nor impiety, nor rebellion; and I have not sinned against thee, yet thou [fn]layest snares for my soul to take it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24 - And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and his other wing was five cubits; ten cubits [fn]from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.
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