G3733 ὄρνις
Strong's Greek Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences
ὄρνις
órnis
Definition
a bird (as rising in the air), i.e. (specially), a hen (or female domestic fowl)
KJV Renderings
hen
Derivation / Etymology
probably from a prolonged form of the base of G3735 (ὄρος);
KJV Verses (2)
- Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!