What does ὄναρ (ónar) mean in the Bible?
ὄναρ (ónar): Dream as divine communication medium; used in Matthew's infancy narrative for angelic revelations and warnings.
Greek · G3677
ὄναρ
A dream
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ὄναρ G3677
Pronunciation ónar
What does ὄναρ (ónar) mean in the Bible?
ὄναρ (ónar): Dream as divine communication medium; used in Matthew's infancy narrative for angelic revelations and warnings.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3677?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a dream (6).
Where does ὄναρ (ónar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (6).
Are there verse guides for ὄναρ (ónar)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 a dream 6× Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19
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Matthew 1:20 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:12 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:13 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:19 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:22 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 27:19 ὄναρ to a dream Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:20
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Matthew 6
Source forms
ὄναρ 6x onar Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 6x Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Dream as divine communication medium; used in Matthew's infancy narrative for angelic revelations and warnings.
Source Gloss
a dream
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Dream as divine communication medium; used in Matthew's infancy narrative for angelic revelations and warnings.
indecl., used only in nom, and accusative sing. (the other cases are supplied by ὄνειρος), a dream: κατ᾽ ὄ. (in later writers only), in a dream, Mat.1:20 2:12-13, 19 2:22 27:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
onar
a dream
Read verse Matthew 2:12 Indeclinable
ὄναρ onar
a dream
Read verse Matthew 2:13 Indeclinable
ὄναρ onar
a dream
Read verse Matthew 2:19 Indeclinable
ὄναρ onar
a dream
Read verse Matthew 2:22 Indeclinable
ὄναρ, onar
a dream
Read verse Matthew 27:19 Indeclinable
ὄναρ onar
a dream
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (6)
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 27:19 6×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Divine communication warning Joseph to flee to Egypt with Jesus
Divine guidance directing Joseph to return from Egypt after Herod's death
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὄναρ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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