Definition
ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX for יָתוֹם ;]
1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mark 12:40, WH, mg, James 1:27.
2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; see LS, see word; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: John 14:18.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὀρφανός:
- יָתוֹםya.tom“orphan”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- John 14:18ὀρφανούς · as orphansI will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- James 1:27ὀρφανοὺς · orphansPure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.