What does ἀήρ (aḗr) mean in the Bible?
ἀήρ (aḗr) is a Greek word meaning ""air" (as naturally circumambient)".
Greek · G109
ἀήρ
"Air" (as naturally circumambient)
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ἀήρG109
Pronunciationaḗr
What does ἀήρ (aḗr) mean in the Bible?
ἀήρ (aḗr) is a Greek word meaning ""air" (as naturally circumambient)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G109?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include air (4), [the] air (3).
Where does ἀήρ (aḗr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 22:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Revelation (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itair4×Acts 22:23, Ephesians 2:2, Revelation 9:2, Revelation 16:17
[the] air3×1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 22:23ἀέραtoairNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 9:26ἀέραto[the] airNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 14:9ἀέραto[the] airNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularEphesians 2:2ἀέροςtoairNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular1 Thessalonians 4:17ἀέραto[the] airNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularRevelation 9:2ἀὴρtoairNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularRevelation 16:17ἀέραtoairNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 22:23
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Acts11 Corinthians2Ephesians11 Thessalonians1Revelation2
Source forms
ἀέρα5xaeraActs 22:23, 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
ἀέρος1xaerosEphesians 2:2
ἀὴρ1xaērRevelation 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular5xActs 22:23, 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xEphesians 2:2
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 9:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. "air" (as naturally circumambient)
Strong'sG109
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
"air" (as naturally circumambient)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
in Hom., Hes., the lower air which surrounds the earth, as opposite to the purer αἰθήρ of the higher regions; generally, air (MM, VGT, see word): Act.22:23, 1Th.4:17, Rev.9:2 16:17; of the air as the realm of demons, Eph.2:2; ἀ. δέρειν, of striving to no purpose, 1Co.9:26; εἰς ἀ. λαλεῖν, of speaking without effect, not being understood, 1Co.14:9.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 22:23Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα,aera
air
Read verse1 Corinthians 9:26Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέραaera
air
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:9Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέραaera
air
Read verseEphesians 2:2Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀέρος,aerov
air
Read verse1 Thessalonians 4:17Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα·aera
air
Read verseRevelation 9:2Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀὴρahr
air
Read verseRevelation 16:17Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα·aera
air
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRev 9:21×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineEph 2:21×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 22:23 · 1 Cor 9:26 · 1 Cor 14:9 · 1 Thess 4:17 · Rev 16:175×