ὄρει

orei

mountain

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

Luke 8:32 · Word #10

Lexicon G3735

Lemmaὄρος
Transliterationóros
Strong'sG3735
In-contextmountain
Literalmountain

Morphology N DAT N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὄρος
Strong'sG3735

SIBI-P1 G3735-02

on a mountain-height

Rootὄρος (oros)
Core Meaningsmountain, highland, elevated place, hill
Semantic Rangemountain, hill, highland region, elevated terrain, mountainous district
Conceptual SignificanceMountains in biblical literature are places of divine revelation, covenant-making, prayer, and eschatological expectation. As elevated spaces, they symbolize nearness to heaven, stability, and encounters between God and humanity.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,DNS = noun, dative case, neuter gender, singular number; functioning typically as a locative or indirect object (“in/on/to a mountain”).
Rendering RationaleThe noun ὄρος denotes a mountain or elevated landform, likely connected to the idea of rising or lifting up. The dative neuter singular form (ὄρει) is rendered with a locative sense (“on”), preserving the case function while retaining the elevation nuance through “mountain-height.”

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
G3735-03 oreon of the upraised mountains
G3735-04 oresi to the 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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