To rise at dawn
ὀρθρίζωStrong’s G3719orthrizō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Orthrizō is the Greek word usually translated “was coming early”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was coming early”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was coming early 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὀρθρίζω orthrizō · to rise at dawn
ὀρθρίζω (ὄρθρος), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַם hi., Gen.19:2, al.; also for שָׁחַר pi., Psa.63:1, al., etc. ;] = cl. poët., ὀρθρεύω, to rise early: before πρός, with accusative of person(s) (as Ps, l.with, al.), Luk.21:38 (see Thumb, Hellen., 123).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.