Strong's Lexicon opóra: Harvest, late summer, autumn Original Word: ὀπώρα NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originperhaps from the same as opisthen and hóra Definition late summer, ripe fruits NASB Translation fruit (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3703: ὀπώραὀπώρα, ὀπωρας, ἡ (derived by some from ὄπις (cf. ὀπίσω), έ῾τομαι, and ὥρα; hence, the time that follows the ὥρα (Curtius, § 522); by others from ὀπός (cf. our sap) juice, and ὥρα, i. e. the time of juicy fruits, the time when fruits become ripe), from Homer down; 1. "the season which succeeds θέρος, from the rising of Sirius to that of Arcturus," i. e. late summer, early autumn, our dog-days (the year being divided into seven seasons as follows: ἔαρ, θέρος, ὀπώρα, φθινόπωρον, σπορητός, χειμών, φυταλία). 2. ripe fruits (of trees): σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς for ὧν ἡ ψυχή σου ἐπιθυμεῖ, Revelation 18:14. (Jeremiah 47:10 Apparently from the base of opse and hora; properly, even-tide of the (summer) season (dog-days), i.e. (by implication) ripe fruit -- fruit. see GREEK opse see GREEK hora |
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