Lexical Definition
ὄρθρος órthros (or'-thros) dawn G:N-M
from the same as ὄρος
early in the morning.
- dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light)
- by extension, morn
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὄρθρου | Early in the morning | John.8.2 |
| dawn | Luke.24.1 | |
| ὄρθρον | dawn | Acts.5.21 |
| όρθρου | and at dawn | LXX.Esth.5.14 |
| at dawn | LXX.Josh.6.15 • LXX.Ps.57.8 • LXX.Ps.108.2 • LXX.Jer.7.25 • LXX.Jer.25.4 • LXX.Jer.26.5 • LXX.Jer.32.33 | |
| dawn | LXX.Neh.4.21 • LXX.Prov.7.18 | |
| early | LXX.Jer.35.14 • LXX.Jer.44.4 • LXX.Hos.11.1 | |
| όρθροσ | at dawn | LXX.Judg.16.2 |
| dawn | LXX.Gen.19.15 • LXX.Gen.32.26 • LXX.1Sam.9.26 • LXX.Song.6.10 • LXX.Joel.2.2 | |
| will it be dawn | LXX.Prov.23.35 | |
| όρθρον | dawn | LXX.Exod.19.16 • LXX.Judg.19.25 • LXX.Ps.119.148 • LXX.Ps.139.9 • LXX.Hos.6.3 • LXX.Amos.4.13 |
| όρθροισ | dawns | LXX.Ps.63.6 |
Abbott-Smith
ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc.;]
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Lk 24:1; ὄρθρου, 2]; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Ac 5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 24:1 |
| John | 8:2 |
| Acts | 5:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὄρθρος, ὁ,
the time just before or about daybreak, dawn, cock-crow (ἀπ᾽ ὄρθρου μέχρι περ ἂν ἥλιος ἀνάσχῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]at dawn, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρὸς ὄρθρον towards dawn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν ὄ., absolutely, in the morning, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δι᾽ ὄρθρων each morning early, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄ. βαθύς dim morning twilight, ἀλλὰ νῦν ὄ. β. [NT+5th c.BC+]
__II Ὄρθρος, ὁ, a mythical dog, son of Typhaon and Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryoneus on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Heracles, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.24.1