noun · neuter
orem
Strong’sG3735
a mountain
stem or-63 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books6 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ὄρος refers to a mountain or hill 1234. Besides literal mountains, it can denote the hill country or highlands generally, as distinct from the surrounding lowlands—especially the hills above a body of water—and it appears as part of the names of particular mountains, such as the Mount of Olives, Mount Zion, and Mount Sinai 1.
The word is also used figuratively for overcoming great difficulties or performing extraordinary feats, as in the expression of "removing mountains" 1.
The underlying idea may be of something that lifts itself up above the plain, from a root meaning "to rise" 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ὄρος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3735 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
genitive plural ὀρέων (the form proper to Ionic dialect and other dialects) is required by the metre in Refs 5th c.BC+, and is alone used in LXX+2nd c.BC+; but ὀρῶν (the Attic dialect form) is required in Refs 5th c.BC+ for the sake of meter| in Doric dialect, Refs 8th c.BC+, see at {ὄρειος} (οὔρεσιν is an Epicism in Refs 7th c.BC+ at end of a hexameter, Refs; ὄρος is found in codices of Refs 5th c.BC+ and should perhaps be restored elsewhere:—mountain, hill, ὄρεος κορυφῇσι Refs 8th c.BC+
2 canton, parish, ὄ. Ἀργειατᾶν, ὄ. Ὀγχνιάἱον, etc., Refs 4th c.BC+
3 in Egypt, desert, Refs 1st c.AD+; as place of burial, Refs 1st c.AD+
4 part of the foot, ={τὸ ἄνω πρὸ τῶν δακτύλων}, Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 ={ἀμίς}, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | orem4×ὄρος | oreim2×ὄρη |
| of, belonging to genitive | oreu12×ὄρους | oreiu1×ὀρέων |
| to, for dative | ore11×ὄρει | orei4×ὄρεσιν |
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ore 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
63 occurrences, every one of them listed
orem“mountain”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Luke 3:5pantas farangas plēriti kai pantem orem kai bounos tapeiniti, kai eti teim …… shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked …
Galatians 4:25tem de Hagar Sina orem atō en ta Arabia, sustoichatō de …Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to …
Revelation 6:14… apochōrizita hōs bibliem helissorōntem, kai pantem orem kai nēsas ek toiu topoiu auteiu …… scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its …
Revelation 8:8… tos deuteros angelos salpizata; kai hōs orem megem pure kaiorōntem balita eis tan …… trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into …
oreu“mount”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Matthew 5:14… kosmou. ouk dunotō polas kruptira epanō oreu keiorōntas;… the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 8:1Katabainarantou de autou apo teu oreu akolouthala auto ochlois pollois.When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
Matthew 17:9Kai katabainarōntoiu autoiu ek teu oreu enteleta autoi tos Iēsus legarōntos; Mēdeno …As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell …
Matthew 24:3Kathorōntou de autou epi teu Oreu taiu Elaiaiu proserchala auto tois mathētois …While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to …
Mark 9:9Kai katabainarōntoiu autoiu ek teu oreu diasteleta autoi hina mēdeno heim horala …As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell …
Luke 4:29… kai agala auton heōs ofruau teu oreu epi heu tas polas oikodomotelē autoiu, …… Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built …
Luke 9:37… hexēs hēmera katercharantoiu autoiu apo teu oreu sunantata auto ochlos pollos.… when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large …
Luke 19:37… autou ēdē pros ta katabasia teu Oreu taiu Elaiaiu archela hapantem tem plēthem …… He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of …
Acts 1:12Tote hupostrefala eis Ierousalēm apo oreu teu kalorōnteu Elaiōnou, hem atō engus …… they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the …
Acts 7:30… horita auto en ta erēma teu oreu Sina angelos en floga pureu batau;… burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
Galatians 4:24… alō duo diathēkais, henas men apo oreu Sina, eis douleian gennarōntas, hotinas atō …… two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery …
Hebrews 12:20… tem diastelorōntem; Kan thērem thinganateia teu oreu, lithoboliti;… If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
ore“mountain”to, fordative singular11×
Matthew 17:20… pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legavi te ore houte; Metabainasar enthen ekei, kai metabaineti, …… seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and …
Matthew 21:21… tau sukau poiavi, alla kan te ore houte legaveia; Airisar kai balisar eis …… even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into …
Mark 5:11ate de ekei pros te ore agelas choiroiu megas boskorōntas;There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was …
Mark 11:23… vi hoti hos an legateia te ore houte; Airisar kai balisar eis tan …… that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into …
Luke 8:32… agelas choiroiu hikanoiu boskorōntas en te ore; kai parakalala auton hina epitrepateia autei …There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was …
John 4:20tois patrois nu en te ore houte proskunala; kai vis legavō hoti …Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the …
John 4:21… erchotō hōras hote oute en te ore houte oute en Hierosolumei proskunavi to …… worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Acts 7:38… angelou tou lalarōntou auto en te ore Sina kai toiu patroiu nu, hos …… angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And …
Hebrews 8:5… tupon ton deikiranton si en te ore;… the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 12:22alla proserchavē Siōn ore kai pola theou zōarōntou, Ierousalēm epourana, …Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the …
2 Peter 1:18… sun auto arōntois en te hagie ore.… were with Him on the holy mountain.
oreim“mountains”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Revelation 16:20“mountains”kai pantas nēsas fugata, kai oreim ouk heuriskila.Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
Revelation 17:9… echarōntos sofian. tais hepta kefalais hepta oreim alō, hopou tas gunaikas kathotō epi …… wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
oreiu“mountains”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 6:15… spēlaieim kai eis tain petrain teiu oreiu;… and among the rocks of the mountains.
orei“mountains”to, fordative plural4×
Mark 5:5… en tei mnēmei kai en tei orei ate krazarōntos kai katakoptarōntos heauton lithoi.… in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting …
Luke 23:30tote archeli legarō tei orei; Piptavar epi nin, kai toi bounoi; …… time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the …
Hebrews 11:38… tos kosmos epi erēmiai planorōntois kai orei kai spēlaiei kai tai opai tau …… them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes …
Revelation 6:16kai legalō tei orei kai tai petrai; Piptavar epi nin …And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us …
orem17×
Matthew 4:8Palin paralabatō auton tos diabolos eis orem hupsēlem liōs, kai deikatō auto pantain …… took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms …
Matthew 5:1… de toin ochloin anabainata eis tem orem; kai kathizarantou autou proserchala auto tois …… crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came …
Matthew 14:23… apoluarantos toin ochloin anabainata eis tem orem kata idian proseuchera. opsēau de generantau …… them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening …
Matthew 15:29… tau Galilaiau, kai anabainarantos eis tem orem kathote ekei.… Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
Matthew 17:1… adelfon autou, kai anaferatō autoin eis orem hupsēlem kata idian.… and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Matthew 28:16… poreuila eis tan Galilaian eis tem orem hou tasseta autoi tos Iēsus,… disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Mark 3:13Kai anabainatō eis tem orem kai proskalotō hoin thelate autos, kai …Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted …
Mark 6:46kai apotasserantos autoi aperchata eis tem orem proseuchera.… farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
Mark 9:2… kai Iōannon, kai anaferatō autoin eis orem hupsēlem kata idian monoin. kai metamorfita …… and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured …
Luke 6:12… hēmerai houtai exerchara auton eis tem orem proseuchera, kai ate dianuktereuarōntos en ta …… days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the …
Luke 9:28… Iōannon kai Iakōbon anabainata eis tem orem proseuchera.… James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
Luke 19:29… eis Bēthfagē kai Bēthanian pros tem orem tem kalorōntem Elaiōnaiu, apostelata duo toiu …… approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two …
Luke 21:37… de nuktain exerchorōntos aulizote eis tem orem tem kalorōntem Elaiōnaiu;… to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
John 6:3anerchata de eis tem orem Iēsus, kai ekei kathote meta toiu …Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
John 6:15… poialeia basilevon anachōrata palin eis tem orem autos monos.… by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
Revelation 14:1… idou tem arniem stēarēntem epi tem orem Siōn, kai meta autou hekaton tesserakonta …… and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had …
Revelation 21:10kai apoferata min en pneume epi orem megem kai hupsēlem, kai deikata mi …… away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me …
Orem7×
Matthew 21:1… kai erchala eis Bēthfagē eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu, tote Iēsus apostelata duo …… and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two …
Matthew 26:30kai humnarantois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.… hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 11:1… eis Bēthfagē kai Bēthanian pros tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu, apostelatō duo toiu mathētoiu …… to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two …
Mark 13:3Kai kathorōntou autou eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu katenanti teu hiereu eperōtate …While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter …
Mark 14:26Kai humnarantois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.… hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Luke 22:39… poreuita kata tem ethem eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu; akolouthala de auto kai …… went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed …
John 8:1Iēsus de poreuita eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
oreim5×
Matthew 18:12“mountains”… afiēkati teim enenēkonta ennea epi teim oreim kai poreuirantos zētatō tem planorōntem?… he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that …
Matthew 24:16… en ta Ioudaia fugalōr epi teim oreim,… are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mark 13:14… en ta Ioudaia fugalōr eis teim oreim,… are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Luke 21:21… en ta Ioudaia fugalōr eis teim oreim, kai tois en mese autau ekchōralōr, …… are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get …
1 Corinthians 13:2… ean echameiō pantan tan pistian hōste oreim metastēarō, agapan de mē echameiō, oudenem …… absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am …