Lexical Definition

‎ἀπορφανίζω‎ aporphanízō (ap-or-fan-id'-zo) to orphan ^G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and a derivative of ‎ὀρφανός‎

take.

• to bereave wholly, i.e. (figuratively) separate (from intercourse)

Abbott-Smith

* ἀπ-ορφανίζω (< ἀπό, ὀρφανός),
to be bereaved (prop., of a parent, Lft., Notes, 36); metaph., I Th 2:17 (where Field thinks it = χωρισθέντες, Notes, 199).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπορφανίζω,

bereave, τινὰ παιδός[Refs]:—passive, to be orphaned, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀπό τινος ἀ. to be torn away from..,[NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Thess.2.17}