Strong's Lexicon
G540
G540 — ἀπάτωρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G540 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπάτωρ |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3962 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apator |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-at'-ore |
| Meaning: | 1. fatherless, i.e. of unrecorded paternity |
| KJV Renderings: | without father |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπάτωρ, ἀπατορος, ὁ, ἡ (πατήρ), a word which has almost the same variety of senses as ἀμήτωρ, which see; (from Sophocles down); (without father i. e.) whose father is not recorded in the genealogies: Heb 7:3.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπάτωρ (without father)
Hebrews 7:3
- KJV: Without father without mother without descent having neither beginning of days nor end of life but made like unto the Son of God abideth a priest continually
- GK: απάτωρ αμήτωρ αγενεαλόγητος μήτε αρχήν ημερών μήτε ζωής τέλος έχων αφωμοιωμένος δε τω υιώ του θεού μένει ιερεύς εις το διηνεκές