Quick Definition
ὄρος, ους, τό n.n. a mountain
Strong's Definition
probably from an obsolete oro (to rise or "rear"; perhaps akin to 142; compare 3733); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain): -hill, mount(-ain).
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ους
1.46 · Geographical Objects and Features · Elevated Land Formations
mountain a relatively high elevation of land, in contrast with βουνός hill (1.48), which is by comparison somewhat lower Terms referring to mountains, hills, or mounds inevitably reflect the nature of the surrounding landscape. For example, in the flat marshlands of the Central Sudan, an elevation called Doleib Hill is only some three or four feet above the surrounding area, but in the Himalayas elevations of land some ten or twelve thousand feet are still regarded as hills in contrast with the mountains. In the choice of receptor language terms for ὄρος and βουνός (1.48), one must seek expressions which suggest corresponding differences. What is important is relative size, not an exact correspondence to biblical geography. It may, however, be necessary in some instances to introduce a footnote to describe the approximate height of certain biblical mountains or hills.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὄρος, -ovs, τό, (OPQ, ὄρνυμι [i. 6. a rising; see ὄρθρος ]), [fr. Hom. down], Sept. for 19, @ mountain: Mt. v. 14; Lk. iii. 5; Rev. vi. 14, and often; τὸ ὄρος, the mountain nearest the place spoken of, the mountain near by [but see 6, II. 1 b.], Mt. v.1; Mk. iii. 13 ; Lk. ix. 28; Jn. vi. 3,15; plur. ὄρη, Mt. xviii. 12; xxiv. 16; Mk. v.5; Rev. vi. 16, ete.; gen. plur. ὀρέων (on this uncontracted form, used also in Attic, ef. Bim. Gram. § 49 note 3; W. § 9, 2c.; [B. 14 (13); Dindorf in Fleckeisen’s Jahrb. for 1869 p.83]), Rev. vi. 15; ὄρη μεθιστάνειν a proverb. phrase, used also by rabbin. writ., to remove mountains, 1. 6. to accomplish most difficult, stupendous, meredible things: 1 Co. xiii. 2, ef. Mt. xvii. 20; xxi. 21; Mk. xi. 23.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὄρος oros 63x
a mountain, hill, Mt. 5:1, 14; 8:1; 17:20
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὄρος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX chiefly, and very freq., for הַר;]
a mountain: Mt 4:8 17:1, Mk 9:2, Jo 4:20, II Pe 1:18, al.; opp. to βουνός, Lk 3:5(LXX); ὄ. τ. ἐλαιῶν, Mt 21:1 24:3, al. (v.s. ἐ.); ὄ. Σιών (Σ., prob. in gem appos.), He 12:22, Re 14:1; ὄ. Σινά, Ac 7:30, 38, Ga 4:24, 25; τὸ ὄ., of the hill district as distinct from the lowlands, esp. the hills above the Sea of Galilee, Mt 5:1 8:1, Mk 3:13 6:46, al.; τὰ ὄ., Mt 18:12, Mk 5:5, He 11:38, Re 6:14, al.; proverbially (cf. Rabbinic, עקר הרים), of overcoming difficulties, accomplishing marvels, ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, I Co 13:2, cf. Mt 17:20 21:21, Mk 11:23.
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὄρος. That ὄρος is used in the papyri to denote the “ desert” is seen in the reference in P Tebt II. 3838 (A.D. 46) to the keepers of the registry-offices of Tebtunis and Kerkesuchaon-desert—tay πρὸς γρ(αφείῳ) Τεβτ(ύνεως) kal Κερκεσούx(@v)"Opovs. Cf. also the following passages showing that the ‘‘desert” was the regular place of burial—P Oxy II. 27427 (A.D. 89-97) ὑπάρχει δὲ αὐτῶι ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀπὸ λιβὸς (Wb oo emo 6 ] ὄρους ἥμισυ μέρος τάφου, P Ryl 11. 153° (A.D. 138--161) ἐν ταῖς ἐπ[ισ]ήμοις τοῦ ὄρους ἡμέραις, “on the high days of the cemeteries” (Edd.), and P Grenf II. 77> (iii/iv A.D.) (= Se/ectzons, p. 121), a letter regarding funeral expenses, which include a fowrdoire to a νεκροτάφος for conveying a body εἰς τὸ ὄρος for burial. According to Bell (P Lond IV. p. xvii.) ὄρος came to be used as a synonym of μοναστήριον (= ‘‘desert-monastery”). The ordinary meaning ‘‘mountain,” which survives in MGr, is « πέτραι, κ(αὶ) τὰ ὄρη, κ(αὶ) ἡ θάλασσα κτλ. For the uncontracted gen. pl. ὀρέων, as in Rev 615, cf. Aristeas 119 ἐκ τῶν παρακειμένων ὀρέων τῆς ᾿Αραβίας, and see Schweizer Perg. p. 153. Cf. ὀρινός s.v. ὀρεινός.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὄρος (oros) — mountain. ὄρος, εος, τό: genitive plural ὀρέων (the form proper to Ionic dialect and other dialects) is required by the metre in [Refs 5th c.BC+], and is alone used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; but ὀρῶν (the Attic dialect form) is required in [Refs 5th c.BC+] for the sake of meter| in Doric dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+], see at {ὄρειος} (οὔρεσιν is an Epicism in [Refs 7th c.BC+] at end of a hexameter, [Refs]; ὄρος is found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+] and should perhaps be restored elsewhere:—mountain, hill, ὄρεος κορυφῇσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. canton, parish, ὄ. Ἀργειατᾶν, ὄ. Ὀγχνιάἱον, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. in Egypt, desert, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; as place of burial, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
4. part of the foot, ={τὸ ἄνω πρὸ τῶν δακτύλων}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
5. ={ἀμίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]