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Osprey
Used as a symbol of protection. Under “the shadow of
God
’s wings” is referred to in the
Psalms
; and the
Lord
said He would often have gathered
Israel
as a
hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings, but they would not (Psa. 17:8; Psa. 36:7; Psa. 57:1; Matt. 23:37; &c). Wings were given for rapid motion. The
living creatures
in Ezekiel 1 had each four wings, and those in Isaiah 6:2 and Revelation 4 had each of them
six
wings. God’s executives are swift messengers.
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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
4420
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
πτέρυξ
Transliteration:
pterux
Phonic:
pter’-oox
Meaning:
from a derivative of
4072
(meaning a feather); a wing
KJV Usage:
wing