Quick Definition
a mountain
Strong's Definition
perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω); compare G3733 (ὄρνις)); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Derivation: probably from an obsolete (to rise or "rear";
KJV Usage: hill, mount(-ain)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὄρος, ὄρους, τό (ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι (i. e. a rising; see orthroi])) (from Homer down), the Sept. for δΗψ, a mountain: Mat_5:14; Luk_3:5; Rev_6:14, and often; τό ὄρος, the mountain nearest the place spoken of, the mountain near by (but see ὁ, II. 1 b.), Mat_5:1; Mar_3:13; Luk_9:28; Joh_6:3; Joh_6:15; plural ὄρη, Mat_18:12; Mat_24:16; Mar_5:5; Rev_6:16, etc.; genitive plural ὀρέων (on this uncontracted form, used also in Attic, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 49 note 3; Winers Grammar, § 9, 2 c.; (Buttmann, 14 (13); Dindorf in Fleckeisen's Jahrb. for 1869, p. 83)), Rev_6:15; ὄρη μεθιστάνειν a proverb. phrase, used also by rabbinical writings, to remove mountains, i. e. to accomplish most difficult, stupendous, incredible things: 1Co_13:2, cf. Mat_17:20; Mat_21:21; Mar_11:23.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὄρος oros 63x
a mountain, hill, Mat_5:1 ; Mat_5:14 ; Mat_8:1 ; Mat_17:20 hill; mountain.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὄρος , -ους , τό ,
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq ., for H2022 ;]
a mountain: Mat_4:8 ; Mat_17:1 , Mar_9:2 , Joh_4:20 , 2Pe_1:18 , al. ; opp . to βουνός , Luk_3:5 ( LXX ); ὄ . τ . ἐλαιῶν , Mat_21:1 ; Mat_24:3 , al . ( see ἐ .); ὄ . Σιών (Σ ., prob. in gem appos.), Heb_12:22 , Rev_14:1 ; ὄ . Σινά , Act_7:30 ; Act_7:38 Gal_4:24-25 ; τὸ ὄ ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp . the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mat_5:1 ; Mat_8:1 , Mar_3:13 ; Mar_6:46 , al. ; τὰ ὄ ., Mat_18:12 , Mar_5:5 , Heb_11:38 , Rev_6:14 , al. ; proverbially ( cf. Rabbinic, δγιν ςχψ ), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν , 1Co_13:2 , cf. Mat_17:20 ; Mat_21:21 , Mar_11:23 .
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὄρος [page 459]
That ὄρος is used in the papyri to denote the desert is seen in the reference in P Tebt II. 383 .61 (A.D. 46) to the keepers of the registry-offices of Tebtunis and Kerkesucha-on-desert τῶν πρὸς γρ (αφείῳ ) Τεβτ (ύνεως ) καὶ Κερκεσούχ (ων ) Ὄρους . Cf. also the following passages showing that the desert was the regular place of burial P Oxy II. 274 .27 (A.D. 89 97) ὑπάρχει δὲ αὐτῶι ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀπὸ λιβὸς μ [. . . . . . .] ὄρους ἥμισυ μέρος τάφου , P Ryl II. 153 .5 (A.D. 138 161) ἐ̣ν̣ ταῖς ἐπ̣[ισ ]η̣μοις τοῦ ὄρους ἡμέραις , on the high days of the cemeteries (Edd.), and P Grenf II. 77 .22 (iii/iv A.D.) (= Selections , p. 121), a letter regarding funeral expenses, which include a pourboire to a νεκροτάφος for conveying a body εἰς τὸ ὄρος for burial. According to Bell (P Lond IV. p. xvii.) ὄρος came to be used as a synonym of μοναστήριον (= desert-monastery ). The ordinary meaning mountain, which survives in MGr, is seen in P Leid W xix. 36 (ii/iii A.D.) (= II. p. 149) ἡ ( l. αἱ ) πέτραι , κ (αὶ ) τὰ ὄρη , κ (αὶ ) ἡ θάλασσα κτλ . For the uncontracted gen. pl. ὀρέων , as in Rev_6:15 , cf. Aristeas 119 ἐκ τῶν παρακειμένων ὀρέων τῆς Ἀραβίας , and see Schweizer Perg. p. 153. Cf. ὀρινός s.v. ὀρεινός .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὄρος ὄρος, ionic οὖρος, εος, "a mountain, hill", Hom. , etc.; pl. οὔρεα, id=Hom.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ὄρος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר ;]
a mountain: Mat.4:8 17:1, Mrk.9:2, Jhn.4:20, 2Pe.1:18, al.; opposite to βουνός, Luk.3:5 (LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Mat.21:1 24:3, al. (see: ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem appos.), Heb.12:22, Rev.14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Act.7:30, 38 Gal.4:24-25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp. the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mat.5:1 8:1, Mrk.3:13 6:46, al.; τὰ ὄ., Mat.18:12, Mrk.5:5, Heb.11:38, Rev.6:14, al.; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, הדים עקר), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, 1Co.13:2, cf. Mat.17:20 21:21, Mrk.11:23
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