Strong's Greek Concordance

G5612: ὠρύομαι

ōrýomai · “to roar”

Definition

to "roar"

KJV translates it as: roar

Word origin: middle voice of an apparently primary verb;

Extended definition

ὠρύομαι depon.,
[in LXX for שָׁאַג ;]
of animals (also of men, Hdt., al.), to roar, howl: λέων, 1Pe.5:8.†
(AS)

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How G5612 is translated

  • roaring ×1

Bible verses with G5612 (ōrýomai)

Ōrýomai appears in 1 verse.

  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: