Lexical Definition
ὀπώρα opṓra (op-o'-rah) fruit G:N-F
apparently from the base of ὀψέ and ὥρα
fruit.
- properly, even-tide of the (summer) season (dog-days), i.e. (by implication) ripe fruit
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὀπώρα | ripe fruit | Rev.18.14 |
| οπώραν | autumn fruits | LXX.Jer.40.10 • LXX.Jer.40.12 |
| your autumn fruits | LXX.Jer.48.32 |
Abbott-Smith
ὀπώρα, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX: Je 31 (48):32 47 (40):10*, 12* (קַיִץ)*;]
1. late summer, early autumn (the time between the risings of Sirius and Arcturus, i.e. late July, all August and early September).
2. By meton. (as being fruit-time), ripe fruits Re 18:14 (cf. φθινοπωρινά, Ju 12).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 40:10* · 40:12* · 48:32 |
| Jude | 1:12 |
| Revelation | 18:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὀπώρα-α,
Ionic dialect ὀπώρα-η, ἡ: sometimes ὁπώρα, compare χεῖμα χὠπώραν, i.e. καὶ ὁπ-, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; proper nouns Ὁπωρίς [Refs]; compare μεθόπωρον, μεθοπωρινός:—the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus (i.e. the last days of July, all Aug., and part of Sept.), the latter part of summer; [ὀπώραη">Refs 8th c.BC+] together, θέρος τεθαλυῖά τ᾽ ὀπώραη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Σείριος being the star of ὀπώραη, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare ὀπωρινός.—In later times it became the name of a definite season, autumn (see. ὥρα [Refs], but was still used sometimes to denote summer (autumn being distinguished as φθινόπωρον or μετόπωρον), ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἠρινοῦ χρόνου πρὸ ὀπώραας [ὀπώραη ἐπέχει 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.199; νέας δ᾽ ὀπώραας ἡνίκ᾽ ἂν ξανθῇ στάχυς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 304.7. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II fruit, γλαυκῆς ὀπώραας.. ποτοῦ χυθέντος.. Βακχίας ἀπ᾽ ἀμπέλου [ὀπώρααν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 569.1: so in Prose, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.25, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844d, 845c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 606b2, 629a2 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: in this sense also in plural, [Refs 7th c.BC+] even calls honey κηρίνα ὀπώρα; ἐαρινὴ ὀπώραα [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III metaphorically, life's summer, the time of youthful ripeness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τέρειναν ματέρ᾽ οἰνάνθας ὀπώρααν (see. οἰνάνθη) [Refs]; ripe virginity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]