Strong G3722ὄρθρος
dawn
- Transliteration
- orthros
- Pronunciation
- or'-thros
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From the same as G3735; dawn (as sun rise rising of light); by extension morn: - early in the morning.
Detailed definition
ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc.;]
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).†
(AS)
[in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc.;]
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3722 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- morning3
First verses
- Luke 24:1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
- John 8:2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὄρθρος, ὁ,
the time just before or about daybreak, dawn, cock-crow (ἀπ᾽ ὄρθρου μέχρι περ ἂν ἥλιος ἀνάσχῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 951d), τάχα δ᾽ ὄ. ἐγίγνετο δημιοεργός “hymnus ad Mercurium” 98; ἐπειδὰν ὄ. ᾖ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 256, compare “Av.” 496, etc.; ὄρθρου)]at dawn, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 577, 4th c.BC: Sopater Comicus 25, 4th c.BC: Aristopho Comicus 10; ὄρθρου γενομένου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.198; ἅμα ὄρθρῳ [prev. author] 7.188, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.112, etc.; ἐς ὄρθρον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 18.56, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.6; κατ᾽ ὄρθρον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 772; περὶ ὄρθρον 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.101 (compare περίορθρος))]; πρὸς ὄρθρον towards dawn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1089; πρὸς ὄρθρον γ᾽ ἐστίν [prev. author] “Ec.” 20; ὑπ᾽ ὄρθρον Batrachomyomachia 103; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ. 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 76.17)]; τὸν ὄ., absolutely, in the morning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.181)]; δι᾽ ὄρθρων each morning early, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 909)]; ὄ. βαθύς dim morning twilight, ἀλλὰ νῦν ὄ. β. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 216, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 18.14; τῆς παρελθούσης νυκτὸς.., ἔτι βαθέος ὄ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 310a, cf. NT.Luke.24.1.)]
II Ὄρθρος, ὁ, a mythical dog, son of Typhaon and Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryoneus on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Heracles, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 309, compare 293 (variant{Ὄρθος}).)]
the time just before or about daybreak, dawn, cock-crow (ἀπ᾽ ὄρθρου μέχρι περ ἂν ἥλιος ἀνάσχῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 951d), τάχα δ᾽ ὄ. ἐγίγνετο δημιοεργός “hymnus ad Mercurium” 98; ἐπειδὰν ὄ. ᾖ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 256, compare “Av.” 496, etc.; ὄρθρου)]at dawn, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 577, 4th c.BC: Sopater Comicus 25, 4th c.BC: Aristopho Comicus 10; ὄρθρου γενομένου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.198; ἅμα ὄρθρῳ [prev. author] 7.188, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.112, etc.; ἐς ὄρθρον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 18.56, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.6; κατ᾽ ὄρθρον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 772; περὶ ὄρθρον 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.101 (compare περίορθρος))]; πρὸς ὄρθρον towards dawn, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1089; πρὸς ὄρθρον γ᾽ ἐστίν [prev. author] “Ec.” 20; ὑπ᾽ ὄρθρον Batrachomyomachia 103; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ. 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 76.17)]; τὸν ὄ., absolutely, in the morning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.181)]; δι᾽ ὄρθρων each morning early, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 909)]; ὄ. βαθύς dim morning twilight, ἀλλὰ νῦν ὄ. β. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 216, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 18.14; τῆς παρελθούσης νυκτὸς.., ἔτι βαθέος ὄ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 310a, cf. NT.Luke.24.1.)]
II Ὄρθρος, ὁ, a mythical dog, son of Typhaon and Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryoneus on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Heracles, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 309, compare 293 (variant{Ὄρθος}).)]