Strong G5167τρυγών
dove
- Transliteration
- trugōn
- Pronunciation
- troo-gone'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From τρύζω truzō (to murmur; akin to G5149 but denoting a duller sound); a turtle dove (as cooing): - turtle-dove.
Detailed definition
τρυγών, -όνος, ἡ
(τρύζω, to murmur, coo), [in LXX for תּוֹר;]
a turtle-dove: Luk.2:24.†
(AS)
(τρύζω, to murmur, coo), [in LXX for תּוֹר;]
a turtle-dove: Luk.2:24.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5167 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- turtledove1
First verses
- Luke 2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
τρῡγών, όνος, ἡ,
(τρύζω) turtle-dove, Columba turtur, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 302 (troch.), 979 (hexameters), NT.Luke.2.24, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.700, etc.)]; περιστεραὶ τρυγόνες Aristeas 145: proverbial of a great talker, τρυγόνος λαλίστερος [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 416, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 92.3, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.88, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.29)]; πονηρὰ κατὰ τρυγόνα ψάλλεις, ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιπόνως ζώντων, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD: Diogenianus Paroemiographus 7.71, compare 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus see at {τρυγονοψάλλειν}.)]
II a kind of fish, the sting-ray, τρυγόνες ὀπισθόκεντροι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 66, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 489b31, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 26.23, 1st c.AD: Celsus Medicus 6.9.6, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus Vict. _Attic dialect_ 8)]; compare τρυγόνιος.
III an oviparous quadruped of uncertain kind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 540a31.)]
(τρύζω) turtle-dove, Columba turtur, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 302 (troch.), 979 (hexameters), NT.Luke.2.24, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.700, etc.)]; περιστεραὶ τρυγόνες Aristeas 145: proverbial of a great talker, τρυγόνος λαλίστερος [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 416, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 92.3, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.88, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.29)]; πονηρὰ κατὰ τρυγόνα ψάλλεις, ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιπόνως ζώντων, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD: Diogenianus Paroemiographus 7.71, compare 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus see at {τρυγονοψάλλειν}.)]
II a kind of fish, the sting-ray, τρυγόνες ὀπισθόκεντροι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 66, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 489b31, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 26.23, 1st c.AD: Celsus Medicus 6.9.6, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus Vict. _Attic dialect_ 8)]; compare τρυγόνιος.
III an oviparous quadruped of uncertain kind, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 540a31.)]