ὄναρónar
a dream
Greek (New Testament) · G3677
Meanings
indecl., used only in nom, and accusative sing. (the other cases are supplied by ὄνειρος), a dream: κατ’ ὄ. (in later writers only), in a dream, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 27:19.
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 2:12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
- Matthew 2:13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
- Matthew 2:19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
- Matthew 27:19 Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.