Strong's G3703: ὀπώρα (opṓra) Meaning

Quick Definition

ὀπώρα, ας, ἡ n.f. autumn, autumnal fruits

Strong's Definition

properly, even-tide of the (summer) season (dog-days), i.e. (by implication) ripe fruit

Derivation: apparently from the base of G3796 (ὀψέ) and G5610 (ὥρα);

KJV Usage: fruit

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὀπώρα (G3703)

noun, f. | -ας | φθινοπωρινός

3.34 · Plants · Fruit Parts of Plants

ripe fruit the mature fruit of plants (that is, fruit which is ready for use) In this one occurrence of ὀπώρα in the NT, ‘ripe fruit’ is to be understood in a figurative sense of ‘good things.’

REV 18:14

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὀπώρα, ὀπωρας, ἡ (derived by some from ὄπις (cf. ὀπίσω), έ῾τομαι, and ὥρα; hence, the time that follows the ὥρα (Curtius, § 522); by others from ὀπός (cf. our sap) juice, and ὥρα, i. e. the time of juicy fruits, the time when fruits become ripe), from Homer down; 1. "the season which succeeds θέρος, from the rising of Sirius to that of Arcturus," i. e. late summer, early autumn, our dog-days (the year being divided into seven seasons as follows: ἔαρ, θέρος, ὀπώρα, φθινόπωρον, σπορητός, χειμών, φυταλία). 2. ripe fruits (of trees): σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς for ὧν ἡ ψυχή σου ἐπιθυμεῖ, Rev_18:14. (Jeremiah 47:10 (), and often in Greek writings.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ὀπώρα opōra 1x

autumn; the fruit season; meton. fruits, Rev. 18:14*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὀπώρα, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX: Je 31 (48):32 47 (40):10, 12 (קַיִץ)*;]

late summer, early autumn (the time between the risings of Sirius and Arcturus, i.e. late July, all August and early September).

By meton. (as being fruit-time), ripe fruits Re 18:14 (cf. φθινοπωρινά, Ju 12).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ὀπώρα. For this class. and vernacular word, which is used metaphorically in Rev 18!) cf. the i/a.p. letter of a taxgatherer at Oxyrhynchus, P Oxy II. 298, where along with much other miscellaneous matter he informs a friend —** οὔπω πολλὴ U(= ὀγπώρα ἐγένετο ἐν Μέμφι ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντ[ο]ς, “ποτα has not been much fruit in Memphis up to the present”: also P Lond 467° (iv/a.p.). (= I. Ῥ. 72) ὅσα ἀκμάζει τῶν ὀπώρων. For the adj. see OG/S 234? (end of iii/B.c.) TIvAatas ὀπωρινῆς, the autumn meeting of the Amphictyons at Pylae: cf. Jude! δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα, ‘‘autumn trees without fruit.” A form ὀπωριμεῖος (not in LS) should probably be read in P Lond 974i: 3 and ii. δ (A.D. 305-306) (=III. p. 116f.) (as amended Addenda,

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ὀπώρα (opōra) — fruit. ὀπώρ-α, Ionic dialect ὀπώρ-η, ἡ: sometimes ὁπώρα, compare χεῖμα χὠπώραν, i.e. καὶ ὁπ-, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; proper nouns Ὁπωρίς [Refs]; 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+] together, θέρος τεθαλυῖά τ᾽ ὀπώρη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Σείριος being the star of ὀπώρη, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare ὀπωρινός.—In later times it became the name of a definite season, autumn (see. ὥρα [Refs], 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+]

II. fruit, γλαυκῆς ὀπώρας.. ποτοῦ χυθέντος.. Βακχίας ἀπ᾽ ἀμπέλου [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in this sense also in plural, [Refs 7th c.BC+] even calls honey κηρίνα ὀπώρ; ἐαρινὴ ὀπώρα [Refs 4th c.AD+]

III. metaphorically, life's summer, the time of youthful ripeness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τέρειναν ματέρ᾽ οἰνάνθας ὀπώραν (see. οἰνάνθη) [Refs]; ripe virginity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

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)

Bible Occurrences (1)

18:14

G3703 ὀπώρα (opṓra)