Strong G3735ὄρος
mountain
- Transliteration
- oros
- Pronunciation
- or'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Detailed definition
ὄρος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר;]
a mountain: Mat.4:8 17:1, Mrk.9:2, Jhn.4:20, 2Pe.1:18, al.; opposite to βουνός, Luk.3:5 (LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Mat.21:1 24:3, al. (see: ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem appos.), Heb.12:22, Rev.14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Act.7:30, 38 Gal.4:24-25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp. the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mat.5:1 8:1, Mrk.3:13 6:46, al.; τὰ ὄ., Mat.18:12, Mrk.5:5, Heb.11:38, Rev.6:14, al.; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, הדים עקר), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, 1Co.13:2, cf. Mat.17:20 21:21, Mrk.11:23
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר;]
a mountain: Mat.4:8 17:1, Mrk.9:2, Jhn.4:20, 2Pe.1:18, al.; opposite to βουνός, Luk.3:5 (LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Mat.21:1 24:3, al. (see: ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem appos.), Heb.12:22, Rev.14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Act.7:30, 38 Gal.4:24-25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp. the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mat.5:1 8:1, Mrk.3:13 6:46, al.; τὰ ὄ., Mat.18:12, Mrk.5:5, Heb.11:38, Rev.6:14, al.; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, הדים עקר), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, 1Co.13:2, cf. Mat.17:20 21:21, Mrk.11:23
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3735 appears in 65 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mountain41
- mount21
- an3
- hill3
- unto2
First verses
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 8:1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Matthew 14:23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
- Matthew 17:9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
- Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
- Matthew 18:12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
- Matthew 21:1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
- Matthew 21:21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
- Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Matthew 24:16Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:
- Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Matthew 28:16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
- Mark 3:13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
- Mark 5:5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
- Mark 5:11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- Mark 6:46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὄρος, εος, τό:
genitive plural ὀρέων (the form proper to Ionic dialect and other dialects) is required by the metre in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 719 (iambic) and frequently in Lyric poetry verse, as 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1106)], and is alone used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (LXX, LXX.Gen.8.5, +others, compare “IG” 7.2225.18 (2nd c.BC), NT.Rev.6.15)]; but ὀρῶν (the Attic dialect form) is required in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 719, 811, “fragment” 342, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 791, and occurs in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 111c, “SIG” 888.120 (Scaptopara, 3rd c.AD), etc.: the _Epic dialect_ and Lyric poetry forms οὔρεος, οὔρεϊ, οὔρεα, οὔρεσι probably have οὐρ- for the sake of meter for ὀρ- (so ὤρεα, ὤρεος)] for the sake of meter| in Doric dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.77, 115, 4.35, “Hymnus ad Isim” 162): the _Ionic dialect_ form is ὀρ-, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.21, +others, 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 2.5)], see at {ὄρειος} (οὔρεσιν is an Epicism in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 14.1, compare οὔρη)] at end of a hexameter, [Refs (“IG” 12(8).445.6 (from Thasos)))]; ὄρος is found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.43, 2.8, 12, 7.176)] and should perhaps be restored elsewhere:—mountain, hill, ὄρεος κορυφῇσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.10, +others; οὔρεος ἐν βήσσῃσιν 11.87; ἐν ὄρεσσι 1.235, +others; ἐν οὔρεσιν 24.614, +others; τρέμε δ᾽ οὔρεα μακρά 13.18, etc.; Γαῖα.. γείνατο δ᾽ Οὔρεα μακρά, θεῶν χαρίεντας ἐναύλους 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 129.)]
2 canton, parish, ὄ. Ἀργειατᾶν, ὄ. Ὀγχνιάἱον, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“Mnemos.” 42.332 (Argos, 4th c.BC).)]
3 in Egypt, desert, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (PTeb. 383.61 (1st c.AD))]; as place of burial, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“POxy.” 274.27 (1st c.AD), “PRyl.” 153.5 (2nd c.AD), “PGrenf.” 2.77.22 (3rd-4th c.AD).)]
4 part of the foot, ={τὸ ἄνω πρὸ τῶν δακτύλων}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.197.)]
5 ={ἀμίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 82.)]
genitive plural ὀρέων (the form proper to Ionic dialect and other dialects) is required by the metre in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 719 (iambic) and frequently in Lyric poetry verse, as 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1106)], and is alone used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (LXX, LXX.Gen.8.5, +others, compare “IG” 7.2225.18 (2nd c.BC), NT.Rev.6.15)]; but ὀρῶν (the Attic dialect form) is required in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 719, 811, “fragment” 342, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 791, and occurs in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 111c, “SIG” 888.120 (Scaptopara, 3rd c.AD), etc.: the _Epic dialect_ and Lyric poetry forms οὔρεος, οὔρεϊ, οὔρεα, οὔρεσι probably have οὐρ- for the sake of meter for ὀρ- (so ὤρεα, ὤρεος)] for the sake of meter| in Doric dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.77, 115, 4.35, “Hymnus ad Isim” 162): the _Ionic dialect_ form is ὀρ-, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.21, +others, 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 2.5)], see at {ὄρειος} (οὔρεσιν is an Epicism in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 14.1, compare οὔρη)] at end of a hexameter, [Refs (“IG” 12(8).445.6 (from Thasos)))]; ὄρος is found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.43, 2.8, 12, 7.176)] and should perhaps be restored elsewhere:—mountain, hill, ὄρεος κορυφῇσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.10, +others; οὔρεος ἐν βήσσῃσιν 11.87; ἐν ὄρεσσι 1.235, +others; ἐν οὔρεσιν 24.614, +others; τρέμε δ᾽ οὔρεα μακρά 13.18, etc.; Γαῖα.. γείνατο δ᾽ Οὔρεα μακρά, θεῶν χαρίεντας ἐναύλους 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 129.)]
2 canton, parish, ὄ. Ἀργειατᾶν, ὄ. Ὀγχνιάἱον, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“Mnemos.” 42.332 (Argos, 4th c.BC).)]
3 in Egypt, desert, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (PTeb. 383.61 (1st c.AD))]; as place of burial, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“POxy.” 274.27 (1st c.AD), “PRyl.” 153.5 (2nd c.AD), “PGrenf.” 2.77.22 (3rd-4th c.AD).)]
4 part of the foot, ={τὸ ἄνω πρὸ τῶν δακτύλων}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.197.)]
5 ={ἀμίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 82.)]