Opē ὀπή
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| ὀπή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | opē |
| Strong's number | G3692 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | hole |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (1) |
Opē (Greek ὀπή, Strong's G3692) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “hole”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὀπή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for חוֹר, חֲגָו, etc. ;]
an opening, a hole: Jas.3:11 (cf. Exo.33:22), Heb.11:33 (cf. Ob 3).†
(AS)
[in LXX for חוֹר, חֲגָו, etc. ;]
an opening, a hole: Jas.3:11 (cf. Exo.33:22), Heb.11:33 (cf. Ob 3).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | caves (1), place (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | holes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Opē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
James
- James 3:11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).