The meaning of “ὄρος”
Understanding óros reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from an obsolete (to rise or "rear" hill, mount(-ain). - perhaps akin to αἴρω - compare ὄρνις) - a mountain (as...
ὄρος
probably from an obsolete (to rise or "rear" hill, mount(-ain). - perhaps akin to αἴρω - compare ὄρνις) - a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 17:20 | “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Word: ὄρος (óros) | |
| Luke 9:37 | “And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.” Word: ὄρος (óros) | |
| Acts 7:30 | “And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.” Word: ὄρος (óros) | |
| Galatians 4:25 | “For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.” Word: ὄρος (óros) | |
| 2 Peter 1:18 | “And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.” Word: ὄρος (óros) |