Forms of the word

Dictionary
πτερύγιον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration
pterygion
Simplified transliteration
pterygion

Numbers

Strong's number
4419
GK Number
4762

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Gloss
highest point
Definition
a little wing; the extremity, the extreme point, of a thing; a pinnacle, or apex of a building, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9*

Greek-English Concordance for πτερύγιον

Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him into the holy city, placed him on the pinnacle (pterygion | πτερύγιον | acc sg neut) of the temple,
Luke 4:9 Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle (pterygion | πτερύγιον | acc sg neut) of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

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