3735. oros
Strong's Lexicon
oros: Mountain, hill

Original Word: ὄρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: oros
Pronunciation: o'-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (or'-os)
Definition: Mountain, hill
Meaning: a mountain, hill.

Word Origin: Likely a primary word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2022 (הַר, har): Often translated as "mountain" or "hill" in the Old Testament, used in similar contexts as ὄρος.

Usage: The Greek word "ὄρος" (oros) is used in the New Testament to denote a mountain or hill. It often signifies a physical elevation of land but can also carry symbolic meanings, such as places of revelation, worship, or significant events in biblical narratives.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, mountains were often seen as sacred places, believed to be dwelling places of gods or sites of divine revelation. In the biblical context, mountains are frequently associated with significant encounters with God, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments, or the Mount of Transfiguration where Jesus was transfigured before His disciples.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a mountain
NASB Translation
hill (2), mount (3), Mount (15), mountain (31), mountains (12).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3735: ὄρος

ὄρος, ὄρους, τό (ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι (i. e. a rising; see orthroi])) (from Homer down), the Sept. for הַר, a mountain: Matthew 5:14; Luke 3:5; Revelation 6:14, and often; τό ὄρος, the mountain nearest the place spoken of, the mountain near by (but see , II. 1 b.), Matthew 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 9:28; John 6:3, 15; plural ὄρη, Matthew 18:12; Matthew 24:16; Mark 5:5; Revelation 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)), Revelation 6:15; ὄρη μεθιστάνειν a proverb. phrase, used also by rabbinical writings, to remove mountains, i. e. to accomplish most difficult, stupendous, incredible things: 1 Corinthians 13:2, cf. Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
a mountain, hill

Probably from an obsolete oro (to rise or "rear"; perhaps akin to airo; compare ornis); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain): -hill, mount(-ain).

see GREEK airo

see GREEK ornis

Forms and Transliterations
ορει όρει ὄρει όρεσι ορεσιν όρεσιν ὄρεσιν ορεων ορεών ορέων ὀρέων ορη όρη ὄρη ορίοις όροις όρον ορος όρος ὄρος ορους όρους ὄρους οροφώματα ορτυγομήτρα ορτυγομήτραν όρυγα ore orē óre órē orei órei oreon oreōn oréon oréōn oresin óresin oros óros orous órous
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 4:8 N-ANS
GRK: διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν
NAS: high mountain and showed
KJV: high mountain, and
INT: devil to a mountain high exceedingly

Matthew 5:1 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος καὶ καθίσαντος
NAS: He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down,
KJV: into a mountain: and
INT: on the mountain and having sat down

Matthew 5:14 N-GNS
GRK: κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη
NAS: A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
KJV: that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
INT: to be hidden on a hill set

Matthew 8:1 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ
NAS: When Jesus came down from the mountain, large
KJV: from the mountain, great
INT: from the mountain followed him

Matthew 14:23 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ' ἰδίαν
NAS: He went up on the mountain by Himself
KJV: into a mountain apart
INT: on the mountain apart himself

Matthew 15:29 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος ἐκάθητο ἐκεῖ
NAS: and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting
KJV: into a mountain, and sat down
INT: on the mountain he was sitting there

Matthew 17:1 N-ANS
GRK: αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ'
NAS: them up on a high mountain by themselves.
KJV: into an high mountain apart,
INT: them into a mountain high by

Matthew 17:9 N-GNS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς
NAS: As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus
KJV: from the mountain, Jesus
INT: from the mountain instructed them

Matthew 17:20 N-DNS
GRK: ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ Μετάβα
NAS: to this mountain, 'Move
KJV: unto this mountain, Remove
INT: you will say to the mountain to this Remove

Matthew 18:12 N-ANP
GRK: ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη καὶ πορευθεὶς
NAS: the ninety-nine on the mountains and go
KJV: into the mountains, and seeketh
INT: on the mountains and having gone

Matthew 21:1 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives,
KJV: unto the mount of Olives,
INT: on the mount of Olives

Matthew 21:21 N-DNS
GRK: κἂν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ εἴπητε
NAS: to this mountain, 'Be taken
KJV: unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
INT: even if to the mountain this you should say

Matthew 24:3 N-GNS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ Ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives,
KJV: upon the mount of Olives,
INT: upon the mount of Olives

Matthew 24:16 N-ANP
GRK: εἰς τὰ ὄρη
NAS: must flee to the mountains.
KJV: flee into the mountains:
INT: to the mountains

Matthew 26:30 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: they went out to the Mount of Olives.
KJV: into the mount of Olives.
INT: to the mount of Olives

Matthew 28:16 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο
NAS: to Galilee, to the mountain which
KJV: Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus
INT: to the mountain where appointed

Mark 3:13 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος καὶ προσκαλεῖται
NAS: And He went up on the mountain and summoned
KJV: into a mountain, and
INT: on the mountain and calls to [him]

Mark 5:5 N-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν ἦν κράζων
NAS: the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing
KJV: he was in the mountains, and in
INT: in the mountains he was crying

Mark 5:11 N-DNS
GRK: πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων
NAS: feeding nearby on the mountain.
KJV: nigh unto the mountains a great
INT: near the mountain a herd of pigs

Mark 6:46 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ ὄρος προσεύξασθαι
NAS: He left for the mountain to pray.
KJV: he departed into a mountain to pray.
INT: into the moutain to pray

Mark 9:2 N-ANS
GRK: αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ'
NAS: them up on a high mountain by themselves.
KJV: an high mountain apart
INT: them into a mountain high apart

Mark 9:9 N-GNS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς
NAS: As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders
KJV: from the mountain, he charged
INT: from the mountain he instructed them

Mark 11:1 N-ANS
GRK: πρὸς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: near the Mount of Olives,
KJV: at the mount of Olives,
INT: near the mount of Olives

Mark 11:23 N-DNS
GRK: εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ Ἄρθητι
NAS: to this mountain, 'Be taken
KJV: unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
INT: shall say to the mountain this Be you taken away

Mark 13:3 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives
KJV: upon the mount of Olives
INT: upon the mount of Olives

Strong's Greek 3735
64 Occurrences


ὄρη — 7 Occ.
ὄρει — 11 Occ.
ὀρέων — 1 Occ.
ὄρεσιν — 4 Occ.
ὄρος — 29 Occ.
ὄρους — 12 Occ.

















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