Strong's Greek · G3737

ὀρφανός

orphanós

comfortless, fatherless

Definition

bereaved ("orphan"), i.e. parentless

Derivation

of uncertain affinity;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

John 14:18

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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