noun · masculine

aēros

Greekἀήρ (aēr)

Strong’sG109

air

stem aēr-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

air7×

What it means

ἀήρ, ἀέρος, ὁ,

[in LXX: II Ki 22:12 (= Ps 17 (18):11 שׁחק), Wi8;]

in Hom., Hes., the lower air which surrounds the earth, as opp. to the purer αἰθήρ of the higher regions; generally, air (MM, VGT, s.v.): Ac 22:23, I Th 4:17, Re 9:2 16:17; of the air as the realm of demons, Eph 2:2; ἀ. δέρειν, of striving to no purpose, I Co 9:26; εἰς ἀ. λαλεῖν, of speaking without effect, not being understood, I Co 14:9.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G109 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidah-ayr'

by analogy, to blow); "air" (as naturally circumambient)

Fromfrom ἄημι (to breathe unconsciously, i.e. respire;

King Jamesair.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	aēros1×ἀὴρ	aērois
object accusative	aēron5×ἀέρα	aēroin
direct address vocative	aēror	aēroir
of, belonging to genitive	aērou1×ἀέρος	aēroiu
to, for dative	aēro	aēroi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

aērstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

aēro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

aēros“air”subjectnominative singular1×

Revelation 9:2“air”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

aēron“air”objectaccusative singular5×

Acts 22:23“air”kraugazarōtoiu tē autoiu kai riptarōtoiu teim himatieim kai koniorton ballarōtoiu eis ton aēron,As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

1 Corinthians 9:26“air”mis toinun houtōs trechamō hōs ouk adēlōs, houtōs pukteuamō hōs ouk aēron derarōtos;Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

1 Corinthians 14:9“air”houtōs kai vis dia tau glōssau ean mē eusēmon logon dōaveia, pōs gnōskiti tem lalirōtem? evi gar eis aēron lalarōtois.So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

1 Thessalonians 4:17“air”epeita nis tois zōarōtois tois perileipirōtois hama sun autoi harpazini en nefelai eis apantēsian tou kuriou eis aēron; kai houtōs pantote sun kurio eni.After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

Revelation 16:17“air”Kai tos hebdomos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton aēron kai exerchata fōnas megas ek tou naou apo tou thronou legarōtas; GinatēThen the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”

aērou“air”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Ephesians 2:2“air”en hai pote peripatava kata ton aiōnon tou kosmou houtou, kata ton archōnon tau exousiau tou aērou, teu pneumeu teu nun energarōteu en toi huioi tau apeitheiau;in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.