ὄρνις

órnis

hen

A bird, especially a domesticated fowl or hen; in general contexts, any bird, but particularly used for a female bird or domestic hen. The term is not restricted to chickens, though in some contexts (such as in the New Testament) it often refers specifically to a hen or mother bird and her chicks. The core meaning is a generic word for a bird, with focus or specification derived from context.

G3733

Luke 13:34 · Word #21

Lexicon G3733

Lemmaὄρνις
Transliterationórnis
Strong'sG3733
DefinitionA bird, especially a domesticated fowl or hen; in general contexts, any bird, but particularly used for a female bird or domestic hen. The term is not restricted to chickens, though in some contexts (such as in the New Testament) it often refers specifically to a hen or mother bird and her chicks. The core meaning is a generic word for a bird, with focus or specification derived from context.

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehen
Literalhen

Lexical Info

Lemmaὄρνις
Strong'sG3733

SIBI-P1 Translation G3733-01

a bird

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); lexical form used as singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes a generic bird or fowl without intrinsic restriction to a hen unless context specifies. The nominative singular feminine form is reflected as a singular subject noun in English; gender is lexical in Greek but not marked in English for this term.

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