Quick Definition
ὠρύομαι v. I roar, howl
Strong's Definition
middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to "roar"
KJV Usage: roar
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb
14.78 · Physical Events and States · Sound
to roar, to howl to produce a howling or roaring sound, typically of wolves, but also applicable to lions For languages spoken by people who are acquainted with the behavior of lions in the wild, there should be no difficulty in obtaining a specific term applicable to lions. In the case of other languages, one can often use a more generic expression such as ‘to make a great noise.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὠρύομαι ; depon. mid.; Sept. for INW 5; to roar, to howl, (of a lion, wolf, dog, and other beasts): 1 Pet. v. 8 (Judg. xiv.5; Ps. xxi. (xxii.) 14; Jer. ii. 15; Sap. xvii. 18; Theoer., Plut., al.); of men, fo raise a loud and inarticulate cry: either of grief, Hdt. 3, 1173; or of joy, id. 4, 75; to sing with a loud voice, Pind. Ol. 9, 163.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὠρύομαι ōryomai 1x
to howl; to roar, as a lion, 1 Pet. 5:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὠρύομαι depon.,
[in LXX for שׁאג ;]
of animals (also of men, Hdt., al.), to roar, howl: λέων, I Pe 5:8.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὠρύομαι, “roar,” “howl.’”? The use of the verb in 1 Pet 58 is probably derived from Ps 21(22)!4 ὡς λέων ὁ ἁρπάζων καὶ ὠρυόμενος. For the thought Moffatt (WZ Comm. ad 1) cites Latimer’s Sermon of the Plough where the text is «
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὠρύομαι (ōruomai) — to roar. ὠρύομαι [ῡ], future -ύσομαι[LXX]: aorist ὠρῡσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—Ionic dialect and poet. Verb, very rarely used in Attic dialect (see. below), howl, properly of wolves and dogs, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of lions, roar, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of animals generally, [LXX+1st c.AD+]; ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι Pi.[same place],[LXX]; of primitive folk, either in mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+], or in joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. transitive, howl over, τῆνον μὰν θῶες, τῆνον λύκοι ὠ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]—The active [Refs] (Sanskrit rauti (plural ruvanti), ruváti 'bellow', Latin ru-mor, Slavonic rev-ą, raju-ti.)