noun · masculine
aetos
Greekἀετός (aetos)
Strong’sG105
an eagle, bird of prey
stem aet-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀετός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for נֶשֶׁר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G105 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidah-et-os'
an eagle (from its wind-like flight)
Fromfrom the same as G109;
King Jameseagle.
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 | aetos | aetois2×ἀετοί |
| object accusative | aeton | aetoin |
| direct address vocative | aetor | aetoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | aetou2×ἀετοῦ | aetoiu |
| to, for dative | aeto1×ἀετῷ | aetoi |
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
aeto 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aetou“eagle”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Revelation 8:13“eagle”Kai horama, kai akouama henou aetou peterōtou en mesouranēme legarōtou fōna mega; Ouai ouai ouai toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau ek taiu loipaiu fōnaiu tau salpinxau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōtoiu salpizarō.And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
Revelation 12:14“eagle”kai dōila ta gunaika tais duo pteruxais tou aetou tou megou, hina peteteiō eis tan erēman eis ton topon autau, hopou trefitō ekei kairon kai kairoin kai hēmisuem kairou apo prosōpeu tou ofiou.But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
aeto“eagle”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 4:7“eagle”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
aetois“vultures”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 24:28“vultures”hopou ean ateiō tem ptōmem, ekei sunagili tois aetois.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Luke 17:37“vultures”kai apokriniratois legalō auto; Pou, kurior? tos de legata autoi; Hopou tem sōmem, ekei kai tois aetois episunagili.“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”