ὄρους

orous

mount

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

G3735

Acts 1:12 · Word #6

Lexicon G3735

Lemmaὄρος
Transliterationóros
Strong'sG3735
In-contextmount
Literalmountain-of

Morphology N GEN N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὄρος
Strong'sG3735

SIBI-P1 G3735-07

of the mountain-height

Rootὄρος (oros)
Core Meaningsmountain, highland, elevated place, hill
Semantic Rangemountain, hill, highland, elevated terrain, mountainous region
Conceptual SignificanceMountains in biblical literature are places of divine revelation, covenant, prayer, and eschatological expectation. They function as symbolic meeting points between heaven and earth and as settings for significant acts of God.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,GNS — noun, genitive singular, neuter. The genitive case typically expresses possession, source, separation, or association; singular indicates one mountain; neuter gender agrees with the lexical form ὄρος.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ὄρους is genitive singular neuter, meaning "of a/the mountain." The rendering "of the mountain-height" preserves the genitive case (showing possession, source, or location) and reflects the root sense of something that rises or lifts itself above the plain.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὄρος (mountain, highland, elevated place, hill)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3735-01 ore the uplifted mountain-heights
G3735-02 orei on a mountain-height
G3735-03 oreon of the upraised mountains

Word Usage (63 occurrences of G3735)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 4:8 ὄρος oros
Matthew 5:1 ὄρος oros
Matthew 5:14 ὄρους orous
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