Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
dawn
Usage: ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc. ;] daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).† (AS)
Orthros means “early in the morning” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3722 — kaphar (“atonement”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3722 ὄρθρος (orthros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. orthros (or'-thros) n. 1. dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light) 2. (by extension) early morning It has 35 linked Bible usages across 21 books. Visible English usage signals include early. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
orthros (or'-thros) n. 1. dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light) 2. (by extension) early morning [probably from an obsolete oro "to rise or rear up" (perhaps akin to G142)] KJV: early in the morning See also: G3735, G142
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dawn
Usage: ὄρθρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for שַׁחַר, בֹּקֶר, etc. ;] daybreak, dawn: ὄρθρου βαθέως (M, Pr., 73), at early dawn, Luk.24:1; ὄρθρου, Jhn.8:2; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ., Act.5:21 (cf. MM, xviii).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render orthros, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3722 (ὄρθρος) appears 32 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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3 indexed usages in New Testament.
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
But when it was morning, the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise and take thy wife, and thy two daughters whom thou hast, and go forth; lest thou also be destroyed with the iniquities of the city.
And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on Mount Sinai: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.
5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and all the multitude gave heed unto the law.
And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not down.
And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain.
First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3722.
But when it was morning, the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise and take thy wife, and thy two daughters whom thou hast, and go forth; lest thou also be destroyed with the iniquities of the city.
And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on Mount Sinai: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.
And on the seventh day they rose up early, and compassed the city on that day seven times.
And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.
And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.
And it came to pass when the morning dawned, that Samuel called Saul on the roof, saying, Rise up, and I will dismiss thee. And Saul arose, and he and Samuel went out.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
Awake, my glory; Awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: In the early seasons I have meditated on thee.
Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early.
Mine eyes prevented the dawn, That I might meditate on thine oracles.
If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, And sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain,
Come, and let us embrace in love.
And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; And they mocked me, and I knew it not: When will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?
Who is this that looks forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, choice as the sun, Terrible as armies set in array?
from the day that their fathers went forth out of the land of Egypt, even until this day. And I sent to you all my servants, the prophets, by day and early in the morning: yea, I sent them,
and I sent to you my servants the prophets, sending them early (but ye hearkened not, and listened not with your ears); saying,
to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you early in the morning; yea, I sent them, but ye hearkened not to me;
And they turned the back to me, and not the face: whereas I taught them early in the morning, but they hearkened no more to receive instruction.
The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the word which he commanded his children, that they should drink no wine; and they have not drunk it: but I spoke to you early, and ye hearkened not.
Yet I sent to you my servants the prophets early in the morning, and I sent, saying, Do not ye this abominable thing which I hate.
let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.
thus will I do to you, O house of Israel, because of the unrighteousness of your sins.
for a day of darkness and gloominess is near, a day of cloud and mist: a numerous and strong people shall be spread upon the mountains as the morning; there has not been from the beginning one like it, and after it there shall not be again even to the years of many generations.
For, behold, I am he that strengthens the thunder, and creates the wind, and proclaims to men his Christ, forming the morning and the darkness, and mounting on the high places of the earth, The Lord God Almighty is his name.
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and all the multitude gave heed unto the law.
And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not down.
And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain.
Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave.
I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, And will send forth her light afar off.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3722, grouped by book.
Orthros (Strong's G3722) is a Greek word most simply glossed "early in the morning". orthros (or'-thros) n. 1. dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light) 2. (by extension) early morning
This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G3722 across 21 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3722 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as early. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3722, with linked reader references where each row is available.