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ὄρθρος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses

Definition

ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc. ;]

daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luke 24:1; ὄρθρου, John 8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Acts 5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὄρθρος:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Luke 24:1ὄρθρου · in the morning
    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
  2. John 8:2Ὄρθρου · Early in the morning
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  3. Acts 5:21ὄρθρον · daybreak
    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.