Strong's Greek · G4419

πτερύγιον

pterýgion

pinnacle

Definition

a winglet, i.e. (figuratively) extremity (top corner)

Derivation

neuter of a presumed derivative of G4420 (πτέρυξ);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

Luke 4:9

Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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