Strong's Lexicon
G3722 — ὄρθρος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3722 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὄρθρος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably from an obsolete oro "to rise or rear up" (perhaps akin to G142) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | orthros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | or'-thros |
| Meaning: | 1. dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light) 2. (by extension) early morning |
| KJV Renderings: | early in the morning |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὄρθρος, ὄρθρου, ὁ (from ὈΡΩ, ὄρνυμι to stir up, rouse; cf. Latinorior,ortus), from Hesiod down; the Sept. for ùÇÑçÇø dawn, and several times for áÉÌ÷Æø; daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέος or βαθέως (see βαθέως and βαθύς (on the genitive cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 11; Buttmann, § 132, 26)), at early dawn, Luk 24:1; ὄρθρου, at daybreak, at dawn, early in the morning, Joh 8:2 (Hesiod, Works, 575; the Sept. Jer 25:4; Jer 33:5 (), etc.); ὑπό τόν ὄρθρον, Act 5:21 (Dio Cassius, 76, 17).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὄρθρος (early in the morning)
Luke 24:1
- KJV: Now upon the first of the week very early in the morning they came unto the sepulchre bringing the spices which they had prepared and certain with them
- GK: τη δε μιά των σαββάτων όρθρου βαθέως ήλθον επί το μνήμα φέρουσαι α ητοίμασαν αρώματα και τινες συν αυταίς
John 8:2
- KJV: And early in the morning he came again into the temple and all the people came unto him and he sat down and taught them
- GK: όρθρου δε πάλιν παρεγενετο εις το ιερόν και πας ο λαός ήρχετο προς αυτόν και καθίσας εδίδασκεν αυτούς
Acts 5:21
- KJV: And when they heard they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught But the high priest came and they that were with him and called the council together and all the senate of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought
- GK: ακούσαντες δε εισήλθον υπό τον όρθρον εις το ιερόν και εδίδασκον παραγενόμενος δε ο αρχιερεύς και οι συν αυτώ συνεκάλεσαν το συνέδριον και πάσαν την γερουσίαν των υιών Ισραήλ και απέστειλαν εις το δεσμωτήριον αχθήναι αυτούς
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