Strong's Lexicon

G1626

G1626 — ἔκτρωμα

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekektromanounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G1626
Word:ἔκτρωμα
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from a comparative of G1537 and titrosko "to wound"
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:ektroma
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ek'-tro-mah
Meaning:1. a miscarriage (abortion) 2. (by analogy) untimely, premature birth
KJV Renderings:born out of due time

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἔκτρωμα, ἐκτρωτος, τό (ἐκτιτρώσκω to cause or to suffer abortion; like ἔκβρωμα from ἐκβιβρώσκω), an abortion, abortive birth; an untimely birth: 1Co 15:8, where Paul likens himself to an ἔκτρωμα, and in 1Co 15:9 explains in what sense: that he is as inferior to the rest of the apostles as an immature birth comes short of a mature one, and is no more worthy of the name of an apostle than an abortion is of the name of a child. (Num 12:12; Ecc 6:3; Job 3:16; in Greek first used by Aristotle, de gen. an. 4, 5, 4 (p. 773b, 18); but, as Phrynichus shows, p. 208f, Lob. edition (288f, edition Rutherford), ἀμβλωμα and ἐξαμβλωμα are preferable; (Huxtable in Expositor for Apr. 1882, p. 277ff; Lightfoot Ignatius ad Rom 9:1-33 [ET], p. 230 f).)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἔκτρωμα (born out of due time)

1 Corinthians 15:8

KJV: And last of all he was seen of me also as of one born out of due time
GK: έσχατον δε πάντων ωσπερί τω εκτρώματι ώφθη καμοί
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