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Orphans

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(Lamentations 5:3 ), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered "comfortless" (RSV, "desolate;" marg., "orphans") properly means "orphans." The same Greek word is rendered "fatherless" in James 1:27 .

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Orphans'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​o/orphans.html. 1897.
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