What does πτέρυξ (ptéryx) mean in the Bible?
πτέρυξ (ptéryx): Wing as protective covering or gathering place, especially in Jesus's lament over Jerusalem.
Greek · G4420
πτέρυξ
A wing
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πτέρυξG4420
Pronunciationptéryx
What does πτέρυξ (ptéryx) mean in the Bible?
πτέρυξ (ptéryx): Wing as protective covering or gathering place, especially in Jesus's lament over Jerusalem.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4420?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wings (5).
Where does πτέρυξ (ptéryx) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Luke (1), Matthew (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 Itwings5×Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 9:9
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Matthew 23:37πτέρυγαςtowingsNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralLuke 13:34πτέρυγαςtowingsNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralRevelation 4:8πτέρυγαςtowingsNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralRevelation 9:9πτερύγωνtowingsNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralRevelation 12:14πτέρυγεςtowingsNoun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:37
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Revelation3
Source forms
πτέρυγας3xpterygasMatthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Revelation 4:8
πτέρυγες1xpterygesRevelation 12:14
πτερύγων1xpterygōnRevelation 9:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural3xMatthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Revelation 4:8
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural1xRevelation 9:9
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural1xRevelation 12:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wing as protective covering or gathering place, especially in Jesus's lament over Jerusalem.
Strong'sG4420
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 13:31-35Source Gloss
a wing
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:37Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πτέρυγας,pterugav
a wing
Read verseLuke 13:34Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πτέρυγας,pterugav
a wing
Read verseRevelation 4:8Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
πτέρυγαςpterugav
a wing
Read verseRevelation 9:9Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
πτερύγωνpterugwn
a wing
Read verseRevelation 12:14Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
πτέρυγεςpterugev
a wing
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 forms5Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternPlural (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · FeminineRev 12:141×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineRev 9:91×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 23:37 · Luke 13:34 · Rev 4:83×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical wings of protective gathering, as a hen gathers chicks
Literal wings of a bird in flight, illustrating swift departure of riches
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πτέρυξ is built from this root:
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