Word study · Greek
aporphanízō
be bereaved
Say it: ap-or-fan-ID-zo (approximate)
ἀπορφανίζω
What it means
To make an orphan, to be separated. In 2:17, "being bereaved of you" is a strong picture of being torn from them like children from parents. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- BereaveTake away from.
- Make an orphanSeparate like a child from a parent.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 2
"But we, brothers, being bereaved of you" (2:17).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0642 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources