"a tail, Rev. 9:10 (2x), 19 (2x); 12:4*"
Definition and meaning
a tail, Rev. 9:10 (2x), 19 (2x); 12:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: οὐρά
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of oura (G3769) across the King James Bible.
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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Common questions
Strong's G3769 (oura) is a Greek word that means: a tail, Rev. 9:10 (2x), 19 (2x); 12:4* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word oura (G3769) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3769 is oura, a Greek word defined as: a tail, Rev. 9:10 (2x), 19 (2x); 12:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
oura is a Greek word found in the New Testament.