ὄροςóros
perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Greek (New Testament) · G3735
Meanings
a mountain: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2, John 4:20, 2 Peter 1:18, and elsewhere; opposed to βουνός, Luke 3:5(LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Matthew 21:1, Matthew 24:3, and elsewhere (see ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem in apposition), Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Acts 7:30, Acts 7:38, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 4:25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, especially the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 8:1, Mark 3:13, Mark 6:46, and elsewhere; τὰ ὄ., Matthew 18:12, Mark 5:5, Hebrews 11:38, Revelation 6:14, and elsewhere; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, עקר הרים), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, 1 Corinthians 13:2, cf. Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:23.
Same root
- ὀρθόςorthós · G3717right (as rising), i.e. (perpendicularly) erect (figuratively, honest), or (horizontally) level or direct
- ὀρέγομαιorégomai · G3713to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
- οὐρανόςouranós · G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
- ὄρνιςórnis · G3733a bird (as rising in the air), i.e. (specially), a hen (or female domestic fowl)
- ὀρεινόςoreinós · G3714mountainous, i.e. (feminine by implication, of G5561 (χώρα)) the Highlands (of Judæa)
- ὄρθροςórthros · G3722dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light); by extension, morn
Where it appears
Appears 62 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
- Matthew 5:1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
- Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
- Matthew 8:1 Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
- Matthew 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
- Matthew 15:29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
See every passage
- Matthew 4:8, 5:1, 5:14, 8:1, 14:23, 15:29, 17:1, 17:9, 17:20, 18:12, 21:1, 21:21, 24:3, 24:16, 26:30, 28:16
- Mark 3:13, 5:5, 5:11, 6:46, 9:2, 9:9, 11:1, 11:23, 13:3, 13:14, 14:26
- Luke 3:5, 4:29, 6:12, 8:32, 9:28, 9:37, 19:29, 19:37, 21:21, 21:37, 22:39, 23:30
- John 4:20, 4:21, 6:3, 6:15
- Acts 1:12, 7:30, 7:38
- 1 Corinthians 13:2
- Galatians 4:24, 4:25
- Hebrews 8:5, 11:38, 12:20, 12:22
- 2 Peter 1:18
- Revelation 6:14, 6:15, 6:16, 8:8, 14:1, 16:20, 17:9, 21:10
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.