φθινοπωρινός, φθινοπωρινη, φθινοπωρινον, (φθινόπωρον, late autumn; from φθίνω to wane, waste away, and ὀπώρα autumn), autumnal (Polybius 4, 37, 2; Aristotle, h. a. 5, 11; (Strabo), Plutarch): δένδρα φθινοπωρινά autumn trees, i. e. trees such as they are at the close of autumn, dry, leafless and without fruit, hence, ἄκαρπα is added; used of unfruitful, worthless men, Jud_1:12 (cf. Lightfoot A Fresh Revision etc., p. 134f).

φθινοπωρινός phthinopōrinos 1x autumnal, bare, Jud_1:12

* φθιν -οπωρινός , -ή , -όν ( < φθινόπωρον , late autumn ), autumnal: δένδρα φ ., autumn trees (said to be without fruit therefore at a time when fruit might be expected; v. Mayor 's elaborate note, Ep. Ju., 55-59, and reff. there): Jud_1:12 .†

φθινοπωρινός [page 667] derived from φθινόπωρον (cf. P Cairo Zen I. 59020 .4 B.C. 258), a compound from φθίνουσα ὀπώρα , the concluding portion of the ὀπώρα , and hence autumnal cf, Moulton Gr. ii. § 106, p. 279 f. In Jud. 1:12 the epithet is applied to false teachers,δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα , autumn trees without fruit (RV) : they were barren at the very time when fruit might be expected (cf. Luk. 13:6 ff. ). See the full discussion of the word with many reff. in Mayor Ep. of Jude , p. 55 ff., and add from the papyri the calendar P Hib I. 27 .170 (B.C. 301 240) κ̄γ̄ ἰσημερῖα φθινοπωρινῆ . MGr ρθινοπωρινός autumnal.

φθιν-οπωρινός, -ή, -όν (φθινόπωρον, late autumn), autumnal: δένδρα φ., autumn trees (said to be without fruit therefore at a time when fruit might be expected; see Mayor's elaborate note, Ep. Ju., 55-59, and reff. there): Ju 12.† (AS)