Greek · G5259, G4420

ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας

By/under: by · a wing

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ὑπό G5259 by/under: by

Pronunciation hypó

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πτέρυξ G4420 a wing

Pronunciation ptéryx

Wing as protective covering or gathering place, especially in Jesus's lament over Jerusalem.

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What does ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας (hypo tas pterygas) mean in the Bible?

ὑπό · πτέρυξ is a Greek phrase meaning "under the wings".

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What does ὑπό · πτέρυξ mean in the Bible?

ὑπό · πτέρυξ is a Greek phrase meaning "under the wings".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5259, G4420?

G5259, G4420 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. under the wings

Strong's G5259, G4420

Lexical occurrences 220 verses Word forms 1 form 220 references

Source Gloss

under the wings

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 220

Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:27 220×

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