Strong's Lexicon
G3692
G3692 — ὀπή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3692 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀπή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably from G3700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ope |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | op-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a hole (as if for light), i.e. cavern 2. (by analogy) a spring (of water) |
| KJV Renderings: | cave, place |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀπή, ὀπῆς, ἡ (perhaps from ὄψ (root ὀπ (see ὁράω); cf. Curtius, § 627)), properly, through which one can see (Pollux (2, 53, p. 179) ὀπή, δἰ ἧς ἐστιν ἰδεῖν, cf. German Luke, Loch (?)), an opening, aperture (used of a window, Son 5:4): of fissures in the earth, Jas 3:11 (Exo 33:22); of caves in rocks or mountains, Heb 11:38 (here R. V. holes); Oba 1:3. (Of various other kinds of holes and openings, in Aristophanes, Aristotle, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀπή (cave)
Hebrews 11:38
- KJV: Of whom the world was not worthy they wandered in deserts and mountains and dens and caves of the earth
- GK: ων ουκ ην άξιος ο κόσμος εν ερημίαις πλανώμενοι και όρεσι και σπηλαίοις και τας οπαίς της γης
James 3:11
- KJV: Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet and bitter
- GK: μήτι η πηγή εκ της αυτής οπής βρύει το γλυκύ και το πικρόν