3769. oura

Lexicon

oura: Tail

Original Word: οὐρά
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: oura
Pronunciation: oo-rah'
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-rah')
Definition: Tail
Meaning: a tail.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

tail.

Apparently a primary word; a tail -- tail.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
appar. a prim. word
Definition
a tail
NASB Translation
tail (1), tails (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3769: οὐρά

οὐρά, οὐράς, ἡ, a tail: Revelation 9:10, 19; Revelation 12:4. (From Homer down. The Sept. several times for זָנָב.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek word "οὐρά" corresponds to several Hebrew terms that denote "tail," including:

• Strong's Hebrew 2180: זָנָב (zanab) • Tail
• Strong's Hebrew 2181: זָנַב (zanab) • To cut off the tail, to smite the rear

These Hebrew terms are used in the Old Testament to describe the physical tails of animals and, metaphorically, to convey ideas of being at the rear or being cut off, often in the context of judgment or defeat.

Usage: The term "οὐρά" is used in the New Testament to describe the tail of an animal or a symbolic tail in apocalyptic literature.

Context: The Greek word "οὐρά" appears in the New Testament primarily in the context of apocalyptic imagery, particularly in the Book of Revelation. It is used to describe the tails of creatures in visions that convey symbolic meaning. The term is employed to illustrate the destructive power and deceptive nature of these creatures.

In Revelation 9:10, the word "οὐρά" is used to describe the tails of the locusts, which are said to have tails like scorpions with stingers, symbolizing their ability to inflict harm and suffering: "They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months."

Similarly, in Revelation 9:19, the term is used to describe the tails of the horses in the vision, which are likened to serpents: "For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict harm."

The use of "οὐρά" in these passages highlights the theme of judgment and the unleashing of divine wrath upon the earth. The tails, often associated with venom or harm, serve as instruments of God's judgment, emphasizing the severity and inescapability of the consequences faced by those who oppose divine authority.

Forms and Transliterations

ουρα ουρά οὐρὰ ουραγίαν ουραι ουραί οὐραὶ ουραις ουραίς οὐραῖς ουράν ουρας ουράς οὐρὰς oura ourà ourai ouraì ourais ouraîs ouras ouràs

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 9:10 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ ἔχουσιν οὐρὰς ὁμοίας σκορπίοις
NAS: They have tails like scorpions,
KJV: they had tails like
INT: and they have tails like scorpions

Revelation 9:10 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν ἡ
NAS: and stings; and in their tails is their power
KJV: in their tails: and their
INT: in the tails of them the

Revelation 9:19 N-DFP
GRK: ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν αἱ
NAS: is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails
KJV: in their tails: for their
INT: in the tails of them the

Revelation 9:19 N-NFP
GRK: αἱ γὰρ οὐραὶ αὐτῶν ὅμοιαι
NAS: and in their tails; for their tails are like
KJV: their tails [were] like
INT: the indeed tails of them [are] like

Revelation 12:4 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει
NAS: And his tail swept away a third
KJV: And his tail drew the third part
INT: and the tail of him drags

Strong's Greek 3769
5 Occurrences

οὐρὰ — 1 Occ.
οὐραὶ — 1 Occ.
οὐραῖς — 2 Occ.
οὐρὰς — 1 Occ.