Orthros ὄρθρος
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| ὄρθρος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | orthros |
| Strong's number | G3722 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | dawn |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Orthros (Greek ὄρθρος, Strong's G3722) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “dawn”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc. ;]
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).†
(AS)
[in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc. ;]
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | morning (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | morning (1), early in the morning (1), daybreak (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Orthros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 24:1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
John
- John 8:2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
Acts
- Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
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).