Orphan
ὀρφανόςStrong’s G3737orphanos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Orphanos is the Greek word usually translated “as orphans” and “orphans”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “as orphans” and “orphans”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- as orphans 1
- orphans 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- James 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ὀρφανός orphanos · orphan
ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for יָתוֹם ;] 1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mrk.12:40, WH, mg, Jas.1:27. 2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; see LS, see word; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: Jhn.14:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “orphan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OR'PHAN, noun
[Gr.]
All definitions and other forms of “orphan”
OR'PHAN, adjective
Bereaved of parents.
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.