G3692
G3692 — ὀπή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
ope (op-ay') n.
1. a hole (as if for light), i.e. cavern
2. (by analogy) a spring (of water)
[probably from G3700]
KJV: cave, place
Root(s): G3700
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
cave, place
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀπή, ὀπῆς, ἡ (perhaps from ὄψ (root ὀπ (see ὁράω); cf. Curtius, § 627)), properly, through which one can see (Pollux (2, 53, p. 179) ὀπή, δἰ ἧς ἐστιν ἰδεῖν, cf. German Luke, Loch (?)), an opening, aperture (used of a window, Son 5:4): of fissures in the earth, Jas 3:11 (Exo 33:22); of caves in rocks or mountains, Heb 11:38 (here R. V. holes); Oba 1:3. (Of various other kinds of holes and openings, in Aristophanes, Aristotle, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀπή (cave)
Hebrews 11:38
- KJV: Of whom the world was not worthy they wandered in deserts and mountains and dens and caves of the earth
- GK: ων ουκ ην άξιος ο κόσμος εν ερημίαις πλανώμενοι και όρεσι και σπηλαίοις και τας οπαίς της γης
James 3:11
- KJV: Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet and bitter
- GK: μήτι η πηγή εκ της αυτής οπής βρύει το γλυκύ και το πικρόν