Strong's Lexicon oros: Mountain, hill Original Word: ὄρος Word Origin: Likely a primary word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2022 (הַר, har): Often translated as "mountain" or "hill" in the Old Testament, used in similar contexts as ὄρος. Usage: The Greek word "ὄρος" (oros) is used in the New Testament to denote a mountain or hill. It often signifies a physical elevation of land but can also carry symbolic meanings, such as places of revelation, worship, or significant events in biblical narratives. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, mountains were often seen as sacred places, believed to be dwelling places of gods or sites of divine revelation. In the biblical context, mountains are frequently associated with significant encounters with God, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments, or the Mount of Transfiguration where Jesus was transfigured before His disciples. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition a mountain NASB Translation hill (2), mount (3), Mount (15), mountain (31), mountains (12). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3735: ὄροςὄρος, ὄρους, τό (ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι (i. e. a rising; see orthroi])) (from Homer down), the Sept. for הַר, a mountain: Matthew 5:14; Luke 3:5; Revelation 6:14, and often; τό ὄρος, the mountain nearest the place spoken of, the mountain near by (but see ὁ, II. 1 b.), Matthew 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 9:28; John 6:3, 15; plural ὄρη, Matthew 18:12; Matthew 24:16; Mark 5:5; Revelation 6:16, etc.; genitive plural ὀρέων (on this uncontracted form, used also in Attic, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 49 note 3; Winers Grammar, § 9, 2 c.; (Buttmann, 14 (13); Dindorf in Fleckeisen's Jahrb. for 1869, p. 83)), Revelation 6:15; ὄρη μεθιστάνειν a proverb. phrase, used also by rabbinical writings, to remove mountains, i. e. to accomplish most difficult, stupendous, incredible things: 1 Corinthians 13:2, cf. Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance a mountain, hillProbably from an obsolete oro (to rise or "rear"; perhaps akin to airo; compare ornis); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain): -hill, mount(-ain). see GREEK airo see GREEK ornis Forms and Transliterations ορει όρει ὄρει όρεσι ορεσιν όρεσιν ὄρεσιν ορεων ορεών ορέων ὀρέων ορη όρη ὄρη ορίοις όροις όρον ορος όρος ὄρος ορους όρους ὄρους οροφώματα ορτυγομήτρα ορτυγομήτραν όρυγα ore orē óre órē orei órei oreon oreōn oréon oréōn oresin óresin oros óros orous órousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 4:8 N-ANSGRK: διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν NAS: high mountain and showed KJV: high mountain, and INT: devil to a mountain high exceedingly Matthew 5:1 N-ANS Matthew 5:14 N-GNS Matthew 8:1 N-GNS Matthew 14:23 N-ANS Matthew 15:29 N-ANS Matthew 17:1 N-ANS Matthew 17:9 N-GNS Matthew 17:20 N-DNS Matthew 18:12 N-ANP Matthew 21:1 N-ANS Matthew 21:21 N-DNS Matthew 24:3 N-GNS Matthew 24:16 N-ANP Matthew 26:30 N-ANS Matthew 28:16 N-ANS Mark 3:13 N-ANS Mark 5:5 N-DNP Mark 5:11 N-DNS Mark 6:46 N-ANS Mark 9:2 N-ANS Mark 9:9 N-GNS Mark 11:1 N-ANS Mark 11:23 N-DNS Mark 13:3 N-ANS Strong's Greek 3735 |