Strong G540ἀπάτωρ
fatherless
- Transliteration
- apatōr
- Pronunciation
- ap-at'-ore
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀπάτωρ, -ορος, ὁ, ὴ
(ἀ- neg., πατήρ)
1. fatherless.
2. without father (MM, VGT, see word), i.e., with no recorded genealogy: Heb.7:3.†
(AS)
(ἀ- neg., πατήρ)
1. fatherless.
2. without father (MM, VGT, see word), i.e., with no recorded genealogy: Heb.7:3.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G540 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- father1
First verses
- Hebrews 7:3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπάτωρ [πᾰ], ορος, ὁ, ἡ,
(πατήρ) without father, of deities, αὐτοπάτωρ, ἀ.[NT+4th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Hymni” 10.10; ἀ... ἀμήτωρ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 41.53, cf. NT.Heb.7.3)]; fatherless, orphan, ἀοίκους ἀπάτοράς τε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 300; ἀμήτωρ ἀ. τε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 109 (Lyric poetry); ἀ. πότμος [prev. author] “IT” 864 (Lyric poetry), compare 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 103.35: _neuter_ _plural_, ἀπάτορα τέκεα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 114 (Lyric poetry))]; disowned by the father, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 929a: also with _genitive_, ἀ. ἐμοῦ)] not having me for a father, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1383.)]
2 of unknown father, like{σκότιος}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.288e, “PGrenf.” 2.56.3 (2nd c.AD).)]
(πατήρ) without father, of deities, αὐτοπάτωρ, ἀ.[NT+4th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Hymni” 10.10; ἀ... ἀμήτωρ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 41.53, cf. NT.Heb.7.3)]; fatherless, orphan, ἀοίκους ἀπάτοράς τε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 300; ἀμήτωρ ἀ. τε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 109 (Lyric poetry); ἀ. πότμος [prev. author] “IT” 864 (Lyric poetry), compare 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 103.35: _neuter_ _plural_, ἀπάτορα τέκεα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 114 (Lyric poetry))]; disowned by the father, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 929a: also with _genitive_, ἀ. ἐμοῦ)] not having me for a father, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1383.)]
2 of unknown father, like{σκότιος}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.288e, “PGrenf.” 2.56.3 (2nd c.AD).)]