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Lexicon :: Strong's G3737 - orphanos

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ὀρφανός
Transliteration
orphanos (Key)
Pronunciation
or-fan-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:487,734

Strong’s Definitions

ὀρφανός orphanós, or-fan-os'; of uncertain affinity; bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless:—comfortless, fatherless.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3737 in the following manner: comfortless (1x), fatherless (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3737 in the following manner: comfortless (1x), fatherless (1x).

  1. bereft (of a father, of parents)

    1. of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian

    2. orphaned

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀρφανός orphanós, or-fan-os'; of uncertain affinity; bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless:—comfortless, fatherless.
STRONGS G3737:
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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Lamentations
5:3
John
14:18
James
1:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3737 matches the Greek ὀρφανός (orphanos),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:22 - "You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24 - and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:18 - who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - You shall rejoice before him - you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you - in the place where the LORD chooses to locate his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:14 - You are to rejoice in your festival, you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows who are in your villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:17 - You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 - Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the LORD your God may bless all the work you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:20 - When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21 - When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - Then you shall say before the LORD your God, "I have removed the sacred offering from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - 'Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:3 - They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:9 - The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 - for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:17 - If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans -

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:21 - if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:18 - You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 - He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:6 - They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:9 - May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:12 - May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:9 - The LORD protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:10 - Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:17 - Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - So the sovereign master was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 - to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:28 - That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - The LORD says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:11 - Leave your orphans behind and I will keep them alive. Your widows too can depend on me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:3 - We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3 - Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride warhorses. We will never again say, 'Our gods' to what our own hands have made. For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:10 - You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - "I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the LORD who rules over all.
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