ὄρνις
ornis · bird, hen
Greek word · Strong’s number G3733 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ornis (ὄρνις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bird, hen”.
How to say it
or·nis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A farm bird gathering her chicks under her wings.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing!
- Luke 13:34
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!