Quick Definition
ὀρφανός, ή, όν Adj bereaved, an orphan
Strong's Definition
bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
KJV Usage: comfortless, fatherless
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ή, -όν | ἀπορφανίζω
10.40 · Kinship Terms · Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations
orphan an offspring whose parents either are no longer alive or no longer function as parents (as the result of having abandoned their offspring) Some languages make a distinction in terms for ‘orphan’ by indicating whether the child has been abandoned or whether one or both of the parents are dead. In languages where some indication of relative age must be introduced in speaking of ‘orphans,’ it is preferable in JAS 1:27 to use a term which pertains to young children.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀρφανός, -1, -dv, (OPPOS, Lat. orbus; [Curtius § 404]), fr. Hom. Od. 20, 68 down, Sept. for ayn; berefi (of a father, of parents), Jas. i. 27 [A. V. fatherless]; of those bereft of a teacher, guide, guardian, Jn. xiv. 18 (Lam. Vs 3).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὀρφανός orphanos 2x
bereaved of parents, orphan, Jas. 1:27; bereaved, desolate, Jn. 14:18
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX for יָתוֹם;]
prop., orphan, fatherless: Mk 12:40, WH, mg, Ja 1:27.
In a general sense (as also in cl.; v. LS, s.v.; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: Jo 14:18.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὀρφανός (orphanos) — orphan. ὀρφᾰνός, ή, όν, also ός, όν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— orphan, without parents, fatherless, αἱ δ᾽ ἐλίποντο ὀρφαναί [Refs 8th c.BC+]: as substantive, orphan, ἐπίκληροι καὶ ὀ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. οἶκος, δόμος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, neglected, ἡ δέλτος ὀρφανὴ κεῖται [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὀρφανὰ κεῖται σκῦλα epigram cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. with genitive, bereaved or bereft of,
II.1. of children, ὀ. πατρός reft of father, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. of parents, πότμον ὀρφανὸν γενεᾶς childless, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. παιδός, τέκνων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. generally, ὀ. ἑτάρων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρφανοὶ ὕβριος free from insolence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. μαχᾶν, ={ἀπόμαχος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρφανὴ βίου, i.e. poor, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] salt-fish without sauce, [Refs 5th c.BC+] cf. Latin orbus, Gothic arbi 'inheritance'.)