ὄρθρος

orthros · dawn

Greek word · Strong’s number G3722 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

orthros (ὄρθρος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dawn”.

Early morning.

How to say it

or·thros

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The first hours of the day, as light begins.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • daybreak ×1
  • early dawn ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 24:1

    But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices that they had prepared.

  • Acts 5:21

    And having heard this, they entered into the temple at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council and all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.