Strong G4421πτηνός
bird
- Transliteration
- ptēnon
- Pronunciation
- ptay-non'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Contraction for G4071; a bird: - bird.
Detailed definition
πτηνός, -ή, -όν
(πέτομαι), [in Aq.: Job.5:7 *;]
winged; as subst., π., birds: 1Co.15:39.†
(AS)
(πέτομαι), [in Aq.: Job.5:7 *;]
winged; as subst., π., birds: 1Co.15:39.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4421 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bird1
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
πτηνός, ή, όν,
Doric dialect πτανός, ά, όν; also ός, όν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320e)]: (πτῆναι, πέτομαι):— flying, winged, Διὸς π. κύων, i.e. eagle, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1022, compare “Ag.” 136 (Lyric poetry); π. ὄφις [prev. author] “Eu.” 181)]; ὄρνις, οἰωνός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 955, “Ant.” 1082)]; Ἔρως, ἵπποι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1275 (Lyric poetry), “IT” 193 (Lyric poetry); ἅρμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 246e)]; also of arrows, π. ἰοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 166 (_anapaest meter_); βέλη 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 179)]; π. φυγή, of birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320e.)]
2 τὰ π. winged creatures, birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 591 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 168 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 504 (Lyric poetry), etc.; πτηνὸν ὀρνίθων γένος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1707; πτηνῶν γένη [prev. author] “Th.” 46)]; opposed to τὰ πεζά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 207a)]; opposed to τὰ πεζά and τὰ πλωτά, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488a1, compare 542a23: hence πταναὶ θῆραι)] the pursuit of winged game, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1146 (Lyric poetry))]; ἡ [θήρα] τῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 823b)]: of young birds, fledged, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 146 (Lyric poetry).)]
3 swift-footed, παρδάλεις, κάμηλοι, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 219.5, 1402.3.)]
II metaphorically, πτηνοὶ μῦθοι, Homer's ἔπεα πτερόεντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1176: but κοῦφοι καὶ π. λόγοι)] fleeting, idle words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717d; π. ὄνειροι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 571)]; πτηνὰς διώκεις ἐλπίδας fleeting hopes, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 271.)]
II.2 πτανὰ ἰσχύς soaring, aspiring strength, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 107.3.)]
Doric dialect πτανός, ά, όν; also ός, όν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320e)]: (πτῆναι, πέτομαι):— flying, winged, Διὸς π. κύων, i.e. eagle, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1022, compare “Ag.” 136 (Lyric poetry); π. ὄφις [prev. author] “Eu.” 181)]; ὄρνις, οἰωνός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 955, “Ant.” 1082)]; Ἔρως, ἵπποι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1275 (Lyric poetry), “IT” 193 (Lyric poetry); ἅρμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 246e)]; also of arrows, π. ἰοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 166 (_anapaest meter_); βέλη 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 179)]; π. φυγή, of birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320e.)]
2 τὰ π. winged creatures, birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 591 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 168 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 504 (Lyric poetry), etc.; πτηνὸν ὀρνίθων γένος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1707; πτηνῶν γένη [prev. author] “Th.” 46)]; opposed to τὰ πεζά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 207a)]; opposed to τὰ πεζά and τὰ πλωτά, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488a1, compare 542a23: hence πταναὶ θῆραι)] the pursuit of winged game, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1146 (Lyric poetry))]; ἡ [θήρα] τῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 823b)]: of young birds, fledged, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 146 (Lyric poetry).)]
3 swift-footed, παρδάλεις, κάμηλοι, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 219.5, 1402.3.)]
II metaphorically, πτηνοὶ μῦθοι, Homer's ἔπεα πτερόεντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1176: but κοῦφοι καὶ π. λόγοι)] fleeting, idle words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717d; π. ὄνειροι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 571)]; πτηνὰς διώκεις ἐλπίδας fleeting hopes, [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 271.)]
II.2 πτανὰ ἰσχύς soaring, aspiring strength, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 107.3.)]