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ἀήρ

aḗr · G109 · Greek · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. air

    The space immediately above the earths surface, and not including the dome arching over the earth

    Examples

    Acts 22:23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

    1 Corinthians 14:9 So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be talking to the air.

    1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

  2. air

    Air as an elemental substance

    Examples

    1 Corinthians 9:26 Therefore I run in such a way as not to run aimlessly; I box in such a way, as to avoid hitting air;

  3. air, sky

    The space above the earth inhabited by and under the control of certain supernatural powers

    Examples

    Ephesians 2:2 in which you previously walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

  4. power, authority, lordship, ruler, wicked force

    (Title for supernatural forces and powers) A supernatural power having some particular role in controlling the destiny and activities of human beings

    Examples

    Ephesians 2:2 in which you previously walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 2 groups

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 4 entries
Air1.6
This noun denotes the physical substance of air, as in Acts 22:23's account of the crowd shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and tossing dust into the air.
Air, sky1.7
The noun also denotes the sky as a location, as in 1 Thessalonians 4:17's promise that believers will be caught up together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
Power, authority, lordship, ruler, wicked force12.44
The noun also denotes an evil spiritual power identified with the air, as in Ephesians 2:2's reference to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air.
Air2.2
The noun also denotes empty air as an insubstantial target, as in 1 Corinthians 9:26's statement that Paul boxes in such a way as to avoid merely hitting air.
Word family 15 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἀήρaḗr · G109ἄνεμος ánemos · G417 · wind, blowing, to blow · 31×ἐπαύριον epaúrion · G1887 · the next day, on the next day · 17×αὔριον aúrion · G839 · tomorrow, soon, very soon · 14×αὐλή aulḗ · G833 · courtyard, sheepfold, dwelling · 12×ἀετός aetós · G105 · eagle, vulture · 5×αὐλέω auléō · G832 · play a flute · 3×ἀτμίς atmís · G822 · steam · 2×αὐλητής aulētḗs · G834 · flutist · 2×αὐλίζομαι aulízomai · G835 · to spend the night · 2×αὐστηρός austērós · G840 · exacting, severe · 2×ἀνεμίζω anemízō · G416 · to be driven or carried about by the wind · 1×αὐλός aulós · G836 · flute · 1×ἔπαυλις épaulis · G1886 · homestead, house, residence · 1×προαύλιον proaúlion · G4259 · gateway, forecourt · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀέρος, ὁ (ἄημι, ἄω (cf. ἄνεμος, at the beginning)), the air (particularly the lower and…
ἀέρος, ὁ (ἄημι, ἄω (cf. ἄνεμος, at the beginning)), the air (particularly the lower and denser, as distinguished from the higher and rarer ὁ αἰθήρ, cf. Homer, Iliad 14, 288), the atmospheric region: Acts 22:23; 1 Thess 4:17; Rev 9:2; Rev 16:17; ὁ ἄρχων τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος in Eph 2:2 signifies 'the ruler of the powers (spirits, see ἐξουσία 4 c. ββ.) in the air,' i. e. the devil, the prince of the demons that according to Jewish opinion fill the realm of air (cf. Meyer at the passage; (B. D. American edition under the word ; Stuart in Bib. Sacr. for 1843, p. 139f)). Sometimes indeed, ἀήρ denotes a hazy, obscure atmosphere (Homer, Iliad 17, 644; 3, 381; 5, 356, etc.; Polybius 18, 3, 7), but is nowhere quite equiv, to σκότος — the sense which many injudiciously assign it in Ephesians, the passage cited ἀέρα δέρειν, (cf.verberat ictibus auras, Vergil Aen. 5, 377, of pugilists who miss their aim) i. e. to contend in vain, 1 Cor 9:26; εἰς ἀέρα λαλεῖν (verba ventis profundere, Lucr. 4, 929 (932)) 'to speak into the air' i. e. without effect, used of those who speak what is not understood by the hearers, 1 Cor 14:9.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Regions Above the Earth6 occurrencesAir1 occurrenceSupernatural Powers1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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