ὠρύομαι G5612
roar, howl (of predatory animals)
To roar or howl, especially of predatory animals like lions. Peter warns in 1 Peter 5:8 that 'your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.' The participle form across languages (Spanish 'rugiente', French 'rugissant', English 'roaring') captures the terrifying sound of a hunting predator, making the devil's threat visceral and immediate—not abstract but dangerous and actively seeking prey.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To roar like a lion or other predator, expressing threat and aggression. In 1 Peter 5:8, the devil is depicted as 'a roaring lion' prowling for victims. The auditory imagery intensifies the warning: Satan's approach is not silent but announces his predatory intent, demanding vigilance and resistance from believers. 1×
AR["زائِرٍ"]·ben["গর্জনকারী"]·DE["bruellen"]·EN["roaring"]·FR["ὠρυόμενος"]·heb["שׁוֹאֵג"]·HI["गरजता-हुआ"]·ID["yang-mengaum"]·IT["ōruomenos"]·jav["kang-nggero"]·KO["포효하는"]·RU["рыкающий"]·ES["rugiente"]·SW["angurumaye"]·TR["kükreyen"]·urd["دہاڑتا-ہوا"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ὠρύομαι [ῡ], future -ύσομαιLXX: aorist ὠρῡσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+:—Ionic dialect and poet. Verb, very rarely used in Attic dialect (see. below), howl, properly of wolves and dogs, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of lions, roar, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of animals generally, LXX+1st c.AD+; ὄρθιον ὤρυσαι Pi.[same place],LXX; of primitive folk, either in mourning, Refs 5th c.BC+, or in joy, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the sea, Refs 2nd…