Dictionary entry

ἀετός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀετός, -οῦ, ὁ,

[in LXX for נֶשֶׁר;]

an eagle: Re 4:7 8:13 (Rec. ἀγγέλου) 12:14. Where carrion is referred to, ἀ. is probably a vulture (cf. Jb 39:30, Pr 30:17): Mt 24:28, Lk 17:37 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†