Strong's Greek · G109

G109 aḗr

ἀήρ

ah-ayr'

air

Looking for Hebrew H109 ʼâdab? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G109. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

aḗr appears 7 times in Scripture, in Acts, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, 1 Thessalonians and Revelation. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

"air" (as naturally circumambient)

In the King James Version

air

Derivation

from ἄημι (to breathe unconsciously, i.e. respire; by analogy, to blow);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Revelation 16:17

“Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!””

Acts 22:23

“As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,”

1 Corinthians 9:26

“Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.”

1 Thessalonians 4:17

“After that, we who are alive and 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.”

Ephesians 2:2

“in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.”

Revelation 9:2

“The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.”

1 Corinthians 14:9

“So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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