noun · neuter
pterugiem
Greekπτερύγιον (pterugion)
Strong’sG4419
an extremity, battlement, parapet
stem pterugi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πτερύγιον, -ου, -τό
(dimin. of πτέρυξ), [in LXX chiefly for כָּנָף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4419 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpter-oog'-ee-on
a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner)
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G4420;
King Jamespinnacle.
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 or object direct | pterugiem | pterugieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | pterugieu | pterugieiu |
| to, for dative | pterugie | pterugiei |
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
pterugie 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
pterugiem2×
Matthew 4:5“pinnacle”Tote paralambatō auton tos diabolos eis tan hagian politan, kai histanata auton epi tem pterugiem teu hiereu,Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Luke 4:9“pinnacle”Agata de auton eis Ierousalēm kai histanata epi tem pterugiem teu hiereu, kai legata auto; Ei huios asō tou theou, ballasar siauton enteuthen katō;Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.