ἀετόςaetós
an eagle (from its wind-like flight)
Greek (New Testament) · G105
Meanings
an eagle: Revelation 4:7, Revelation 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου) Revelation 12:14. Where carrion is referred to, ἀ. is probably a vulture (cf. Job 39:30, Proverbs 30:17): Matthew 24:28, Luke 17:37.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.
- Luke 17:37 “Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked. Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”
- Revelation 4:7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
- Revelation 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.”
- Revelation 12:14 But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.