Motherless
ἀμήτωρStrong’s G0282amētōr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Amētōr is the Greek word usually translated “without mother”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “without mother”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- without mother 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀμήτωρ amētōr · motherless
ἀμήτωρ, -ορος, ὁ, ἡ (μήτηρ), without a mother (frequently in Gk. writers of the gods): ἀπάτωρ ἀ. of one without recorded genealogy, Heb.7:3 (cf. MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “motherless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOTHERLESS, adjective
Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as motherless children.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.