adjective
peteinem
Greekπετεινόν (peteinon)
Strong’sG4071
a bird
stem petein-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πετεινός, -ή, -όν
(< πέτομαι), [in LXX chiefly for עוֹף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4071 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpet-i-non'
a flying animal, i.e. bird
Fromneuter of a derivative of G4072;
King Jamesbird, fowl.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | peteinos | peteinas | peteinem | peteinois | peteinais | peteineim11×πετεινὰ |
| object accusative | peteinon | peteinan | peteinoin | peteinain | ||
| direct address vocative | peteinor | peteinar | peteinoir | peteinair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | peteinou | peteinau | peteineu | peteinoiu | peteinaiu | peteineiu3×πετεινῶν |
| to, for dative | peteino | peteina | peteine | peteinoi | peteinai | peteinei |
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
petein 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
peteineim“birds”subject or objectdirect plural11×
Matthew 6:26“birds”emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos patēros vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 13:32“birds”hem mikroterem men atō panteiu teiu spermeiu, hotan de auxaniteia megoterem teiu lachaneiu atō kai ginetō dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Mark 4:32“birds”kai hotan speiriteia, anabainatō kai ginetō megoterem panteiu teiu lachaneiu kai poiatō kladoin megoin, hōste dunerō hupo tan skian auteu teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnarō.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
Acts 11:6“birds”eis han atenizaratos katanoame kai horama teim tetrapodeim tau gēau kai teim thēreim kai teim herpeteim kai teim peteineim tou ouranou;I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
Matthew 8:20“birds”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Matthew 13:4“birds”kai en te speirarō auton heim men piptata para tan hodan, kai ercharateim teim peteineim katesthiata auteim.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Mark 4:4“birds”kai gineta en te speirarō hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai erchata teim peteineim kai katesthiata autem.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Luke 8:5“birds”Exerchata tos speirarōtos teu speirara ton sporon autou. kai en te speirarō auton hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita kai teim peteineim tou ouranou katesthiata autem.“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Luke 9:58“birds”kai legata auto tos Iēsus; Tais alōpēxais fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echatō pou tan kefalan klinateiō.Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Luke 13:19“birds”homoias atō kokko sinapieu, hon lambaratos anthrōpos ballata eis kēpon heautou, kai auxanata kai gineta eis dendrem, kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnata en toi kladoi auteu.It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
Acts 10:12“birds”en he huparchate panteim teim tetrapodeim kai herpeteim tau gēau kai peteineim tou ouranou.It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
peteineiu“birds”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Luke 12:24“birds”katanoavar toin koraxoin hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō, hoi ouk atō tameiem oude apothēkas, kai tos theos trefatō autoin; pose mallon vis diaferavō teiu peteineiu.Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
Romans 1:23“birds”kai allassala tan doxan tou afthartou theou en homoiōme eikōnau fthartou anthrōpou kai peteineiu kai tetrapodeiu kai herpeteiu.and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
James 3:7“bird”pantas gar fusias thēreiu tē kai peteineiu herpeteiu tē kai enalieiu damazitō kai damazitē ta fusia ta anthrōpina;All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,