Lexical Definition
ὀρφανός orphanós (or-fan-os') orphan G:A
of uncertain affinity
comfortless, fatherless.
- bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless
Abbott-Smith
ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν, [in LXX for יָתוֹם;]
1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mk 12:40, WH, mg, Ja 1:27.
2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; v. LS, s.v.; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: Jo 14:18.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 12:40 |
| John | 14:18 |
| James | 1:27 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὀρφανός, ή, όν,
also ός, όν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— orphan, without parents, fatherless, αἱ δ᾽ ἐλίποντο ὀρφαναί [Refs 8th c.BC+]: as substantive, orphan, ἐπίκληροι καὶ ὀ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. οἶκος, δόμος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, neglected, ἡ δέλτος ὀρφανὴ κεῖται [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὀρφανὰ κεῖται σκῦλα epigram cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II with genitive, bereaved or bereft of,
__II.1 of children, ὀ. πατρός reft of father, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 of parents, πότμον ὀρφανὸν γενεᾶς childless, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. παιδός, τέκνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 generally, ὀ. ἑτάρων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρφανοὶ ὕβριος free from insolence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. μαχᾶν, ={ἀπόμαχος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρφανὴ βίου, i.e. poor, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] salt-fish without sauce, [Refs 5th c.BC+] cf. Latin orbus, Gothic arbi 'inheritance'.)