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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 - They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:9 - “ ‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10 - But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:12 - Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:9 - Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that has fins and scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10 - But anything that does not have fins and scales you may not eat; for you it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9 - “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[fn] of our family.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:27 - As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4 - The men said, “This is the day the LORD spoke of when he said[fn] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’ ” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:5 - Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:11 - See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24 - One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits—ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip.
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