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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3733. ὄρνις (ornis) -- Bird</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3733.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/3-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3733.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3733</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3732.htm" title="3732">◄</a> 3733. ornis <a href="../greek/3734.htm" title="3734">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ornis: Bird</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὄρνις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ornis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>OR-nis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(or'-nis)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bird<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a bird, fowl, hen.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary word (perhaps akin to the base of 3735 through the idea of flying)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H6833 צִפּוֹר (tsippor) - bird, sparrow<p> - H5775 עוֹף (oph) - flying creatures, fowl<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "ὄρνις" (ornis) is used in the New Testament to refer to birds in a general sense. It encompasses various types of birds, often used metaphorically or in parables to convey spiritual truths.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, birds were a common part of daily life and held various symbolic meanings. They were often seen as messengers or symbols of freedom and transcendence due to their ability to fly. In Jewish culture, birds were also part of the sacrificial system, with certain birds being considered clean or unclean according to Levitical law.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a bird, spec. a rooster or hen<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hen (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3733: ὄρνιξ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὄρνιξ</span></span> (so manuscripts <span class="hebrew">א</span> D), equivalent to <span class="greek2">ὄρνις</span> (which see): <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> The nominative is not found in secular writings, but the trisyllabic forms <span class="greek2">ὀρνιχος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὀρνιχι</span> for <span class="greek2">ὀρνιθος</span>, etc., are used in Doric; (<span class="abbreviation">Photius</span> (edited by Porson, p. 348, 22) <span class="greek2">Ἰωνες</span> <span class="greek2">ὄρνιξ</span> ... <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">Δωριεις</span> <span class="greek2">ὄρνιξ</span>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, p. 495).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3733: ὄρνις</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὄρνις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀρνιθος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ὈΡΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὄρνυμι</span>, (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὄρθρος</span></span>)); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a bird</span>; so from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> specifically, <span class="accented">a cock, a hen</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">ὄρνιξ</span>, which see); (so <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> Eum. 866; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, an. 4, 5, 25; <span class="abbreviation">Theocritus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 12, 26, 1; (others)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hen. <p>Probably from a prolonged form of the base of <a href="/greek/3735.htm">oros</a>; a bird (as rising in the air), i.e. (specially), a hen (or female domestic fowl) -- hen. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3735.htm">oros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ορνίεων ορνις όρνις ὄρνις οροδάμνοις ornis órnis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὃν τρόπον <b>ὄρνις</b> ἐπισυνάγει τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the way <span class="itali">a hen</span> gathers<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> together, even as <span class="itali">a hen</span> gathereth her<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in which way <span class="itali">a hen</span> gathers together the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὃν τρόπον <b>ὄρνις</b> τὴν ἑαυτῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> just <span class="itali">as a hen</span> [gathers] her brood<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">a hen</span> [doth gather] her<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that way <span class="itali">a hen [gathers]</span> her<p><b><a href="/greek/3733.htm">Strong's Greek 3733</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3733.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ornis_3733.htm">ὄρνις — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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