Strong G5612ὠρύομαι
to roar
- Transliteration
- ōruomai
- Pronunciation
- o-roo'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to roar: - roar.
Detailed definition
ὠρύομαι depon.,
[in LXX for שָׁאַג;]
of animals (also of men, Hdt., al.), to roar, howl: λέων, 1Pe.5:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX for שָׁאַג;]
of animals (also of men, Hdt., al.), to roar, howl: λέων, 1Pe.5:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5612 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- roaring1
First verses
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὠρύομαι [ῡ],
future -ύσομαι[LXX (LXX.Hos.11.10)]: aorist ὠρῡσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.109)]:—Ionic dialect and poet. Verb, very rarely used in Attic dialect (see. below), howl, properly of wolves and dogs, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 423, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.35, 5th-6th c.AD: Coluthus Epicus 116, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.87)]; of lions, roar, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1339)]; of animals generally, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.973a, LXX.Wis.17.19)]; ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι Pi.[same place],[LXX (cf. LXX.Psa.37(38).9)]; of primitive folk, either in mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.117)], or in joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 4.75; ὥσπερ ἀπόπληκτοι.. ὠρύονται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 130)]; of the sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 83.)]
II transitive, howl over, τῆνον μὰν θῶες, τῆνον λύκοι ὠ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.71; ὠ. ἐπί τινι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 10.13.)]—The active [Refs (only in “Anthologia Graeca” 11.31 (Antip., uncertain reading), 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)] (Sanskrit rauti (plural ruvanti), ruváti 'bellow', Latin ru-mor, Slavonic rev-ą, raju-ti.)
future -ύσομαι[LXX (LXX.Hos.11.10)]: aorist ὠρῡσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.109)]:—Ionic dialect and poet. Verb, very rarely used in Attic dialect (see. below), howl, properly of wolves and dogs, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 423, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.35, 5th-6th c.AD: Coluthus Epicus 116, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.87)]; of lions, roar, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1339)]; of animals generally, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.973a, LXX.Wis.17.19)]; ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι Pi.[same place],[LXX (cf. LXX.Psa.37(38).9)]; of primitive folk, either in mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.117)], or in joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 4.75; ὥσπερ ἀπόπληκτοι.. ὠρύονται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 130)]; of the sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 83.)]
II transitive, howl over, τῆνον μὰν θῶες, τῆνον λύκοι ὠ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.71; ὠ. ἐπί τινι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 10.13.)]—The active [Refs (only in “Anthologia Graeca” 11.31 (Antip., uncertain reading), 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)] (Sanskrit rauti (plural ruvanti), ruváti 'bellow', Latin ru-mor, Slavonic rev-ą, raju-ti.)