282. amétór

Strong's Lexicon

amétór: Without mother, motherless

Original Word: ἀμήτωρ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: amétór
Pronunciation: ah-MAY-tor
Phonetic Spelling: (am-ay'-tore)
Definition: Without mother, motherless
Meaning: (lit: motherless), whose mother's name is not recorded (or known).

Word Origin: From Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "without") and μήτηρ (mētēr, "mother")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "amétór," the concept of being without a mother or father can be related to the Hebrew term יָתוֹם (yathom, Strong's H3490), meaning "orphan."

Usage: The term "amétór" is used to describe someone who is without a mother. In the context of the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a person or entity that lacks a maternal origin or lineage. This term is rare and carries a significant theological implication when used.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, lineage and ancestry were crucial for identity and social status. Being "without mother" could imply a lack of recognized heritage or legitimacy. In the context of the New Testament, this term is used to emphasize the unique and divine nature of certain figures, particularly in relation to priesthood and eternal existence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and métér
Definition
without a mother
NASB Translation
without mother (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 282: ἀμήτωρ

ἀμήτωρ, (ορος, ὁ, ἡ (μήτηρ), without a mother, motherless; in Greek writings:

1. born without a mother, e. g. Minerva, Euripides, Phoen. 666f, others; God himself, inasmuch as he is without origin, Lactantius, instt. 4, 13, 2.

2. bereft of a mother, Herodotus 4, 154, elsewhere.

3. born of a base or unknown mother, Euripides, Ion 109 cf. 837.

4. unmotherly, unworthy of the name of mother: μήτηρ ἀμήτωρ, Sophocles El. 1154. Cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. ii., 2, p. 305ff

5. in a significance unused by the Greeks, 'whose mother is not recorded in the genealogy': of Melchizedek, Hebrews 7:3; (of Sarah by Philo in de temul. § 14, and rer. div. haer. § 12; (cf. Bleek as above)); cf. the classic ἀνολυμπιάς.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

without mother.

From a (as a negative particle) and meter; motherless, i.e. Of unknown maternity -- without mother.

see GREEK a

see GREEK meter

Forms and Transliterations

αμητωρ αμήτωρ ἀμήτωρ ametor amētōr amḗtor amḗtōr

Englishman's Concordance

Hebrews 7:3 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀπάτωρ ἀμήτωρ ἀγενεαλόγητος μήτε
NAS: Without father, without mother, without genealogy,
KJV: Without father, without mother, without descent,
INT: without father without mother without genealogy neither

Strong's Greek 282
1 Occurrence

ἀμήτωρ — 1 Occ.