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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ἀήρ G109
Pronunciation aḗr
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 It air 4× Acts 22:23, Ephesians 2:2, Revelation 9:2, Revelation 16:17
[the] air 3× 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 22:23 ἀέρα to air Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 9:26 ἀέρα to [the] air Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 14:9 ἀέρα to [the] air Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Ephesians 2:2 ἀέρος to air Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ἀέρα to [the] air Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Revelation 9:2 ἀὴρ to air Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 16:17 ἀέρα to air Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 22:23
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 2 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἀέρα 5x aera Acts 22:23, 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
ἀέρος 1x aeros Ephesians 2:2
ἀὴρ 1x aēr Revelation 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 5x Acts 22:23, 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Ephesians 2:2
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 9:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. "air" (as naturally circumambient)
Strong's G109
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
"air" (as naturally circumambient)
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 22:23 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα, aera
air
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:26 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα aera
air
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:9 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα aera
air
Read verse Ephesians 2:2 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀέρος, aerov
air
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀέρα· aera
air
Read verse Revelation 9:2 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀὴρ ahr
air
Read verse Revelation 16:17 Noun 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rev 9:2 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Eph 2:2 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 22:23 · 1 Cor 9:26 · 1 Cor 14:9 · 1 Thess 4:17 · Rev 16:17 5×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain