2001 Translation

OIŌNOUS, oiōnous

Sounds Like: oy-oh-NOOS

Translations: birds of prey, vultures, omens, signs

From the root: ΟἸΩΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers primarily to birds, especially large birds of prey like vultures, which were often seen as harbingers of death or destruction. Metaphorically, it can also refer to omens or signs, as the flight and behavior of such birds were frequently interpreted for divination in ancient cultures. It is used to describe these birds or the signs they represent.

Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3624 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 5:71

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟἸΩΝΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΟἸΩΝΙΣΜΑ — omen, a sign, augury, divination
• ΟἸΩΝΟΙΣ — to birds of prey, to omens, to auguries
• ΟἸΩΝΟΝ — omen, a sign, a portent
• ΟἸΩΝΟΣ — omen, a sign, a portent, a bird of omen
• ΟἸΩΝΩΝ — of birds, of omens, of auguries

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