Strong's Lexicon
G3737
G3737 — ὀρφανός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3737 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀρφανός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | orphanos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | or-fan-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless |
| KJV Renderings: | comfortless, fatherless |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀρφανός, ὀρφανη, ὀρφανόν (ὈΡΦΟΣ, Latinorbus; (Curtius, § 404)), from Homer, Odyssey 20, 68 down, the Sept. for éÈúåí; bereft (of a father, of parents), Jas 1:27 (A. V. fatherless); of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian, Joh 14:18 (Lam 5:3).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀρφανός (comfortless)
John 14:18
- KJV: I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you
- GK: ουκ αφήσω υμάς ορφανούς έρχομαι προς υμάς
James 1:27
- KJV: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction to keep himself unspotted from the world
- GK: θρησκεία καθαρά και αμίαντος παρά τω θεώ και πατρί αύτη εστίν επισκέπτεσθαι ορφανούς και χήρας εν τη θλίψει αυτών άσπιλον εαυτόν τηρείν από του κόσμου