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Lexicon :: Strong's G4420 - pteryx

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πτέρυξ
Transliteration
pteryx (Key)
Pronunciation
pter'-oox
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of πέτομαι (G4072) (meaning a feather)
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Strong’s Definitions

πτέρυξ ptéryx, pter'-oox; from a derivative of G4072 (meaning a feather); a wing:—wing.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4420 in the following manner: wing (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4420 in the following manner: wing (5x).
  1. a wing: of birds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πτέρυξ ptéryx, pter'-oox; from a derivative of G4072 (meaning a feather); a wing:—wing.
STRONGS G4420:
πτέρυξ, πτέρυγος, (πτερόν a wing), from Homer down, the Sept. often for כָּנָף; a wing: of birds, Matthew 23:37: Luke 13:34; Revelation 12:14; of imaginary creatures, Revelation 4:8; Revelation 9:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:37
Luke
13:34
Revelation
4:8; 9:9; 12:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4420 matches the Greek πτέρυξ (pteryx),
which occurs 75 times in 59 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 19:4–Eze 10:12)

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:4 - ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - “The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be toward the mercy seat.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - ‘Then he shall tear it by its wings, but he shall not separate it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:11 -

“Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,

That hovers over its young,

He spread His wings and caught them;

He carried them on His pinions.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:12 - “May Yahweh fully repay your work, and may your wages be full from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:11 -

“He rode on a cherub and flew;

And He [fn]appeared upon the wings of the wind.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27 - And he put the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. And their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7 - For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles from above.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18 - and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:11 - Now the wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:12 - And the wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits was attached to the wing of the [fn]first cherub.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:13 - The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet [fn]facing the main room.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:8 - And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles from above.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:3 -

“Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,

And His [fn]lightning to the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:13 -

That it might seize the ends of the earth,

And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:13 -

“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously

But are they the pinion and plumage of a [fn]stork?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 -

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,

Stretching his wings toward the south?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:8 -

Keep me as [fn]the apple of the eye;

Hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:10 -

He rode upon a cherub and flew;

And He sped upon the wings of the wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:7 -

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

And the sons of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 -

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and [fn]be at rest.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 -

For the choir director. [fn]Al-tashheth. Of David. A [fn]Mikhtam. [fn]When he fled from Saul in the cave.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,

For my soul takes refuge in You;

And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge

Until destruction passes by.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:4 -

Let me sojourn in Your tent forever;

Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:7 -

For You have been my help,

And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 -

If you men lie down among the [fn]sheepfolds,

You all would be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,

And its pinions with glistening gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:4 -

He will cover you with His pinions,

And under His wings you will take refuge;

His truth is a large shield and bulwark.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:3 -

[fn]He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;

[fn]He sets up the clouds to be His chariot;

[fn]He walks upon the wings of the wind;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:9 -

If I lift up the wings of the dawn,

If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:5 -

Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!

Because it certainly makes itself wings

Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the sky will bring the sound and the winged creature will tell the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:2 - Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:12 -

And He will lift up a standard for the nations

And assemble the banished ones of Israel,

And will gather the scattered of Judah

From the four corners of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 -

Alas, O land of whirring wings

Which lies beyond the rivers of [fn]Ethiopia,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16 -

From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory to the Righteous One,”

But I say, “[fn]I waste away! [fn]I waste away! Woe is me!

The treacherous deal treacherously,

And the treacherous deal very treacherously.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:22 - Behold, [fn]He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings [fn]against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:6 - And each of them had four faces and four wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - And their legs were straight, and [fn]their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled like the gleam of burnished bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:8 - And under their wings on their four sides were hands of a man. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:11 - And such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 -

Now over the heads of the living [fn]creatures there was something with the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome gleam of [fn]crystal, spread out over their heads above.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - And underneath the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:24 - I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters as they went, like the [fn]sound of [fn]the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13 - And I heard the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:2 - “Now as for you, son of man, thus says Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:5 - Moreover, the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of [fn]God Almighty when He speaks.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:8 - And the cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:12 - And their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, the wheels belonging to all four of them.

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