Strong G3769οὐρά
tail
- Transliteration
- oura
- Pronunciation
- oo-rah'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Apparently a primary word; a tail: - tail.
Detailed definition
οὐρά, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX for זָנָב;]
a tail: Rev.9:10, 19 12:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX for זָנָב;]
a tail: Rev.9:10, 19 12:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3769 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tail3
First verses
- Revelation 9:10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
- Revelation 9:19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
- Revelation 12:4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
οὐρά,
Ionic dialect οὐρή, ἡ, (akin to ὄρρος) tail, of a lion, οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία.. μαστίεται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.170)]; of a dog, οὐρῇ μέν ῥ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἔσηνε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.302)]; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe, οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες [Refs (10.215)]; of other animals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 512, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.38, 47, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 689b30, +others)]; not used of birds (compare ὀρροπύγιον), [Refs ([prev. author] “HA” 504a31.)]
2 ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 1078, _falsa lectio_ in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 12.)]
II of an army marching, rearguard, rear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.4.38, etc.)]; ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος rear-rank, [Refs ([prev. work] 6.5.5)]; κατ᾽ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι to follow in his rear, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 2.3.21, compare 2.4.3)]; ὁ κατ᾽ οὐ. the rear-rank man, [Refs ([prev. work] 5.3.45)]; ἐπ᾽ οὐράν to the rear, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Ages.” 2.2; εἰς οὐράν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 16.33)]; ἐπ᾽ οὐρᾷ τῶν ἱππέων in rear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.4)]; κατ᾽ οὐρὰν προσπίπτειν to attack in rear, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.67.2.)]
II.b left wing of a phalanx (opposed to κεφαλή), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 7.3, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 8.3.)]
II.2 ῥήματος οὐρή, i.e. its echo, [Refs (Anthologia Graeca Appx. 4.155 (Euodus Epigrammaticus).)]
II.3 ἑπτὰ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἄρας, τὰς μὲν ἓξ δῆσον οὐρὰν καὶ κεφαλὴν ἓν καθ᾽ ἕν, i.e. tie together the two ends of each twig separately, [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.1250.)]
Ionic dialect οὐρή, ἡ, (akin to ὄρρος) tail, of a lion, οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία.. μαστίεται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.170)]; of a dog, οὐρῇ μέν ῥ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἔσηνε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.302)]; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe, οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες [Refs (10.215)]; of other animals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 512, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.38, 47, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 689b30, +others)]; not used of birds (compare ὀρροπύγιον), [Refs ([prev. author] “HA” 504a31.)]
2 ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 1078, _falsa lectio_ in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 12.)]
II of an army marching, rearguard, rear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.4.38, etc.)]; ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος rear-rank, [Refs ([prev. work] 6.5.5)]; κατ᾽ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι to follow in his rear, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 2.3.21, compare 2.4.3)]; ὁ κατ᾽ οὐ. the rear-rank man, [Refs ([prev. work] 5.3.45)]; ἐπ᾽ οὐράν to the rear, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Ages.” 2.2; εἰς οὐράν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 16.33)]; ἐπ᾽ οὐρᾷ τῶν ἱππέων in rear, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.4)]; κατ᾽ οὐρὰν προσπίπτειν to attack in rear, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.67.2.)]
II.b left wing of a phalanx (opposed to κεφαλή), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 7.3, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 8.3.)]
II.2 ῥήματος οὐρή, i.e. its echo, [Refs (Anthologia Graeca Appx. 4.155 (Euodus Epigrammaticus).)]
II.3 ἑπτὰ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἄρας, τὰς μὲν ἓξ δῆσον οὐρὰν καὶ κεφαλὴν ἓν καθ᾽ ἕν, i.e. tie together the two ends of each twig separately, [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.1250.)]