Quick Definition
κόραξ, ός, ὁ n.m. a raven
Strong's Definition
perhaps from 2880; a crow (from its voracity)
KJV Usage: raven
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ακος
4.43 · Animals · Birds
crow, raven large black bird with thick strong beak, and fairly short legs; highly intelligent; Corvus family; crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds but differ in size, ravens being somewhat larger and being more inclined to feed on dead bodies In some languages one must be especially sensitive to connotations relating to terms for ‘crow’ or ‘raven,’ since these birds may be either particularly disliked or may be regarded as symbols of death and sickness. If such is the case, it may be preferable to simply use a more generic term for birds.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κόραξ korax 1x
a raven, crow, Lk. 12:24*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κόραξ, -ακος, ὁ,
[in LXX for עֹרֵב;]
a raven: Lk 12:24.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κόραξ. P Magd 215 (B.C. 221) ὕστερον δὲ αὐτὴν εὕρομεν ὑπὸ τῶν [κυνῶν καὶ τ]ῶν κοράκω[ν διαβεβρωμένην, ““ but afterwards we found it (sc. a sheep) devoured by the dogs and the ravens.” MGr κόρακας.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κόραξ (korax) — raven. κόραξ, ᾰκος, ὁ, raven, Corvus corax (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντα τάδ᾽ ἐν κοράκεσσι καὶ ἐν φθόρῳ 'food for crows', [Refs 6th c.BC+]; in imprecations, ἐς κόρακας 'go and be hanged', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἐς κ. ἐρρήσετε[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἐς κ. ἀποφθερε; [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: as a prophet of bad weather, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of fair weather, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λευκὸς κ., proverbial of something unheard of, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, [Refs]
3. the constellation [Refs 4th c.BC+]
4. title of a grade in the mysteries of Mithras, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II. anything hooked or pointed like a raven's beak,[Refs]
II.1. engine for grappling ships,[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.1. b siege-engine, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.2. hooked door-handle, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; hook on a machine, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: generally, hook, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II.3. instrument of torture, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.4. ={κατακλείς}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.5. point of a surgical knife, σμιλαρίου [Refs 1st c.AD+]; κατιάδος [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.6. cock's bill, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
III. tub-fish (compare κορακῖνος), [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
IV. a plaster, [Refs 3rd c.AD+], Latin corvus, cornix, etc.)