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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 Box Exo 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:9 - “Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10 - But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:12 - Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:9 - “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:10 - You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9 - “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:27 - As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4 - “Now’s your opportunity!” David’s men whispered to him. “Today the LORD is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.’” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul’s robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:5 - But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:11 - Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24 - The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7½ feet[fn] long.
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