ὀρφανός

See also: ορφανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (orphan), from *h₃erbʰ- (to change ownership). Cognate with Latin orbus (orphaned), Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha, small), Old Armenian որբ (orb, orphan).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὀρφᾰνός (orphanós) m (feminine ὀρφᾰνή, neuter ὀρφᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. left orphan, without parents
  2. childless
  3. destitute, bereft
    • Κατά Ἰωάννην 14:18
      Οὐκ ἀφήσω ὑμᾶς ὀρφανούς· ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
      "I will not leave you destitute; I will come for you."

Inflection

In some writings, the adjective is declined -ός, -όν.

Derived terms

  • ὀρφανία (orphanía)
  • ὀρφανίζω (orphanízō)
  • ὀρφανιστής (orphanistḗs)

Descendants

Further reading

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