πτερύγιονpterýgion
a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner)
Greek (New Testament) · G4419
Meanings
1. a little wing.
2. Anything like a wing, as a turret, battlement: τ. ἱεροῦ, Matthew 4:5, Luke 4:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
- Luke 4:9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.