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ὀρφανός

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Gloss: orphan

Transliteration: orphanos

Strong’s: G3737

ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX for יָתוֹם ;]
__1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mrk.12:40, WH, mg, Jas.1:27.
__2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; see LS, see word; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate: Jhn.14:18.†
(AS)

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