Strong G3703ὀπώρα
fruit
- Transliteration
- opōra
- Pronunciation
- op-o'-rah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
ὀπώρα, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX: Jer.48:32 40:10, 12 (קַיִץ) *;]
1. late summer, early autumn (the time between the risings of Sirius and Arcturus, i.e. late July, all August and early September).
2. By meton. (as being fruit-time), ripe fruits Rev.18:14 (cf. φθινοπωρινά, Ju 12).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Jer.48:32 40:10, 12 (קַיִץ) *;]
1. late summer, early autumn (the time between the risings of Sirius and Arcturus, i.e. late July, all August and early September).
2. By meton. (as being fruit-time), ripe fruits Rev.18:14 (cf. φθινοπωρινά, Ju 12).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3703 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fruit1
First verses
- Revelation 18:14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀπώρ-α,
Ionic dialect ὀπώρ-η, ἡ: sometimes ὁπώρα, compare χεῖμα χὠπώραν, i.e. καὶ ὁπ-, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 76 (χειμάχωι πάραν, etc. codices))]; proper nouns Ὁπωρίς [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1497, “Hopora” “CIL” 6.21782)]; compare μεθόπωρον, μεθοπωρινός:—the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus (i.e. the last days of July, all Aug., and part of Sept.), the latter part of summer; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus names θέρος and ὀπώρη)] together, θέρος τεθαλυῖά τ᾽ ὀπώρη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.192)]; Σείριος being the star of ὀπώρη, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.27)]; compare ὀπωρινός.—In later times it became the name of a definite season, autumn (see. ὥρα [Refs (1.1 c))], but was still used sometimes to denote summer (autumn being distinguished as φθινόπωρον or μετόπωρον), ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἠρινοῦ χρόνου πρὸ ὀπώρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.10, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 709, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 348a1; ἐπ᾽ ὀκτὼ μῆνας Κυρηναίους ὀπώρη ἐπέχει 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.199; νέας δ᾽ ὀπώρας ἡνίκ᾽ ἂν ξανθῇ στάχυς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 304.7.)]
II fruit, γλαυκῆς ὀπώρας.. ποτοῦ χυθέντος.. Βακχίας ἀπ᾽ ἀμπέλου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 703; τέμνεται βλαστουμένη καλῶς ὀ. [prev. author] “fragment” 255.8; σικυούς, βότρυς, ὀπώραν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 569.1: so in Prose, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.25, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844d, 845c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 606b2, 629a2)]: in this sense also in plural, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.43; 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus (75))] even calls honey κηρίνα ὀπώρ; ἐαρινὴ ὀπώρα [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus “fragment” 6.10.)]
III metaphorically, life's summer, the time of youthful ripeness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.5)]; τέρειναν ματέρ᾽ οἰνάνθας ὀπώραν (see. οἰνάνθη) [Refs ([prev. author] “N.” 5.6)]; ripe virginity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 998, 1015; ὀ. Κύπριδος 4th c.BC: Chaeremon Tragicus 12.)]
Ionic dialect ὀπώρ-η, ἡ: sometimes ὁπώρα, compare χεῖμα χὠπώραν, i.e. καὶ ὁπ-, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 76 (χειμάχωι πάραν, etc. codices))]; proper nouns Ὁπωρίς [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1497, “Hopora” “CIL” 6.21782)]; compare μεθόπωρον, μεθοπωρινός:—the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus (i.e. the last days of July, all Aug., and part of Sept.), the latter part of summer; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus names θέρος and ὀπώρη)] together, θέρος τεθαλυῖά τ᾽ ὀπώρη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.192)]; Σείριος being the star of ὀπώρη, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.27)]; compare ὀπωρινός.—In later times it became the name of a definite season, autumn (see. ὥρα [Refs (1.1 c))], but was still used sometimes to denote summer (autumn being distinguished as φθινόπωρον or μετόπωρον), ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἠρινοῦ χρόνου πρὸ ὀπώρας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.10, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 709, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 348a1; ἐπ᾽ ὀκτὼ μῆνας Κυρηναίους ὀπώρη ἐπέχει 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.199; νέας δ᾽ ὀπώρας ἡνίκ᾽ ἂν ξανθῇ στάχυς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 304.7.)]
II fruit, γλαυκῆς ὀπώρας.. ποτοῦ χυθέντος.. Βακχίας ἀπ᾽ ἀμπέλου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 703; τέμνεται βλαστουμένη καλῶς ὀ. [prev. author] “fragment” 255.8; σικυούς, βότρυς, ὀπώραν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 569.1: so in Prose, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.25, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844d, 845c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 606b2, 629a2)]: in this sense also in plural, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.43; 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus (75))] even calls honey κηρίνα ὀπώρ; ἐαρινὴ ὀπώρα [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus “fragment” 6.10.)]
III metaphorically, life's summer, the time of youthful ripeness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.5)]; τέρειναν ματέρ᾽ οἰνάνθας ὀπώραν (see. οἰνάνθη) [Refs ([prev. author] “N.” 5.6)]; ripe virginity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 998, 1015; ὀ. Κύπριδος 4th c.BC: Chaeremon Tragicus 12.)]