GreekG3722Noun (Masculine)

ὄρθρος

orthros

3Occurrences
G3722Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light); by extension, morn

from the same as G3735 (ὄρος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως, at early dawn; ὄρθρου; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ.
LXX: for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ὄρθρος appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
John
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 5:21BSB

At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people.When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

John 8:2BSB

Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

Luke 24:1BSB

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

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