4419. pterugion

Strong's Lexicon

pterugion: Pinnacle, wing, edge

Original Word: πτερύγιον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: pterugion
Pronunciation: pte-roo'-gee-on
Phonetic Spelling: (pter-oog'-ee-on)
Definition: Pinnacle, wing, edge
Meaning: an extremity, battlement, parapet, apex.

Word Origin: Diminutive of πτέρυξ (pteryx), meaning "wing" or "feather"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pterugion," the concept of a "wing" or "edge" can be related to Hebrew words like כָּנָף (kanaph), which means "wing" or "extremity."

Usage: The term "pterugion" is used in the New Testament to refer to a high point or edge, often translated as "pinnacle." It conveys the idea of a prominent or elevated position, typically associated with a structure or building.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, "pterugion" is most notably used to describe a part of the temple in Jerusalem. The temple was a central place of worship and a significant symbol of Jewish faith and identity. The "pinnacle" of the temple would have been a high and visible point, possibly referring to the southeastern corner of the temple complex, which overlooked the Kidron Valley. This location would have been a place of both physical and symbolic prominence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dim. of pterux
Definition
a little wing, hence (anything like a wing) a battlement
NASB Translation
pinnacle (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4419: πτερύγιον

πτερύγιον, πτερυγίου, τό (diminutive of πτέρυξ, which see), the Sept. for כָּנָף;

1. a wing, little wing.

2. any pointed extremity (of the fins of fish, סַנְפִּיר, Leviticus 11:9-12; Deuteronomy 14:9, 10; Aristotle, Theophrastus; of a part of the dress hanging down in the form of a wing, Ruth 3:9; 1 Samuel 24:5; (Numbers 15:38); Pollux 7, 14, 62): τό πτερύγιον τοῦ ναοῦ and τοῦ ἱεροῦ, the top of the temple at Jerusalem, Hegesippus (circa ) quoted in Eusebius, h. e. 2, 23, 11; τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Matthew 4:5; Luke 4:9; some understand this of the top or apex of the sanctuary (τοῦ ναοῦ), others of the top of Solomon's porch, and others of the top of the Royal Portico; this last Josephus (Antiquities 15, 11, 5) says was of such great height ὡς εἰ ἀπ' ἄκρου τοῦ ταύτης τέγους ἄμφω συντιθεις τά βάθη διοπτευοι σκοτοδινιαν, οὐκ ἐξικνουμενης τῆς ὄψεως εἰς ἀμέτρητον τόν βυθόν; (cf. Recovery of Jerusalem, especially chapter v.).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pinnacle.

Neuter of a presumed derivative of pterux; a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner) -- pinnacle.

see GREEK pterux

Forms and Transliterations

πτερύγια πτερυγιον πτερύγιον πτερύγιόν πτερυγίου πτερυγίων pterugion pterygion pterýgion

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 4:5 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ
NAS: and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
KJV: him on a pinnacle of the temple,
INT: upon the pinnacle of the temple

Luke 4:9 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ πτερύγιον τοῦ ἱεροῦ
NAS: and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
KJV: him on a pinnacle of the temple, and
INT: upon the pinnacle of the temple

Strong's Greek 4419
2 Occurrences

πτερύγιον — 2 Occ.