King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3737
Transliteration: orphanos
Phonetic Spelling: (or-fan-os')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: an orphan
Meaning: an orphan
ὀρφανός, ὀρφανη, ὀρφανόν (ὈΡΦΟΣ, Latinorbus; (Curtius, § 404)), from Homer, Odyssey 20, 68 down, the Sept. for יָתום; bereft (of a father, of parents), James 1:27 (A. V. fatherless); of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian, John 14:18 (Lamentations 5:3).
Word Summary
orphanos: an orphan
Original Word: ὀρφανόςTransliteration: orphanos
Phonetic Spelling: (or-fan-os')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: an orphan
Meaning: an orphan
Strong's Concordance
orphaned, fatherless. Of uncertain affinity; bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. Parentless -- comfortless, fatherless.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3737: ὀρφανόςὀρφανός, ὀρφανη, ὀρφανόν (ὈΡΦΟΣ, Latinorbus; (Curtius, § 404)), from Homer, Odyssey 20, 68 down, the Sept. for יָתום; bereft (of a father, of parents), James 1:27 (A. V. fatherless); of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian, John 14:18 (Lamentations 5:3).