"to rise early in the morning; to come with the dawn, Lk. 21:38*"
Definition and meaning
to rise early in the morning; to come with the dawn, Lk. 21:38*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὀρθρίζω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of orthrizo (G3719) across the King James Bible.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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Common questions
Strong's G3719 (orthrizo) is a Greek word that means: to rise early in the morning; to come with the dawn, Lk. 21:38* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word orthrizo (G3719) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3719 is orthrizo, a Greek word defined as: to rise early in the morning; to come with the dawn, Lk. 21:38*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
orthrizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.