ὄρθρος G3722
dawn, early morning, the time just before or at daybreak
Dawn is the early morning, the time just before or at sunrise. Women came to the tomb 'at early dawn' (Luke 24:1). Jesus appeared in the temple 'early in the morning' (John 8:2). The apostles entered the temple 'at daybreak' to teach (Acts 5:21). The term marks the earliest part of the day, when darkness yields to light. Spanish 'de madrugada/alba/amanecer' and French 'aube/matin' all designate this transitional time from night to day.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Dawn, early morning, or daybreak—the time just before or at sunrise when darkness gives way to light. Luke 24:1 places the women's arrival at the tomb at ὄρθρος (early dawn). John 8:2 has Jesus coming to the temple 'at dawn.' Acts 5:21 mentions the apostles teaching at daybreak. The Greek ὄρθρος specifically denotes the pre-sunrise or early-sunrise period. Spanish distinguishes 'de madrugada' (very early), 'alba' (dawn), and 'amanecer' (daybreak), while the Greek term covers this early-morning window. 3×
AR["الفَجْرِ", "فَجْرًا", "فَجْرٍ"]·ben["ভোর", "ভোরে"]·DE["frueh-morgens", "ὄρθρον", "ὄρθρου"]·EN["At-dawn", "at-dawn", "dawn"]·FR["aube", "matin"]·heb["בַּ-שַׁחַר", "שַׁחַר"]·HI["और", "भोर"]·ID["Pagi-pagi", "fajar", "subuh"]·IT["di-buon-mattino", "orthrou"]·jav["Enjing", "ènjing-ènjing-sanget", "énjing-umun-umun"]·KO["로", "새벽에"]·PT["De-manhã"]·RU["Рано-утром", "рассвета"]·ES["De-madrugada", "alba", "amanecer"]·SW["Alfajiri", "alfajiri"]·TR["Şafakta", "şafak", "şafakta"]·urd["صبح-سویرے"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ὄρθρος, ὁ, the time just before or about daybreak, dawn, cock-crow (ἀπ᾽ ὄρθρου μέχρι περ ἂν ἥλιος ἀνάσχῃ Refs 5th c.BC+at dawn, Refs 8th c.BC+; πρὸς ὄρθρον towards dawn, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν ὄ., absolutely, in the morning, Refs 5th c.BC+; δι᾽ ὄρθρων each morning early, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὄ. βαθύς dim morning twilight, ἀλλὰ νῦν ὄ. β. NT+5th c.BC+ __II Ὄρθρος, ὁ, a mythical dog, son of Typhaon and…