ἀετός

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ἀετός, οῦ, ὁ

Greek transliteration

aetos

Simplified transliteration

aetos

Strong's number

105

GK Number

108

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-2a

Gloss

eagle (a noble, powerful bird), vulture (a carrion bird)

Definition

an eagle, Rev. 12:14; or vulture, Lk. 17:37

Matthew 24:28	Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures (aetoi \| ἀετοί \| nom pl masc) will gather.
Luke 17:37	Then the disciples said in response, “Where, Lord?” And he said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures (aetoi \| ἀετοί \| nom pl masc) will be gathered.”
Revelation 4:7	The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle (aetō \| ἀετῷ \| dat sg masc).
Revelation 8:13	Then I looked, and I heard an eagle (aetou \| ἀετοῦ \| gen sg masc) crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth because of the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!”
Revelation 12:14	But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle (aetou \| ἀετοῦ \| gen sg masc) so she could fly away into the wilderness to the place where she would be taken care of for a time, and times, and half a time, safe from the presence of the serpent.

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