Word Summary
phthinopōrinos: autumnal
Original Word: φθινοπωρινόςTransliteration: phthinopōrinos
Phonetic Spelling: (fthin-op-o-ree-nos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: autumnal
Meaning: autumnal
Strong's Concordance
autumnal
From derivative of phthino (to wane; akin to the base of phtheiro) and opora (meaning late autumn); autumnal (as stripped of leaves) -- whose fruit withereth.
see GREEK phtheiro
see GREEK opora
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5352: φθινοπωρινόςφθινοπωρινός,
φθινοπωρινη,
φθινοπωρινον, (
φθινόπωρον, late autumn; from
φθίνω to wane, waste away, and
ὀπώρα autumn),
autumnal (
Polybius 4, 37, 2;
Aristotle, h. a. 5, 11; (
Strabo),
Plutarch):
δένδρα φθινοπωρινά autumn trees, i. e. trees such as they are at the close of autumn, dry, leafless and without fruit, hence,
ἄκαρπα is added; used of unfruitful, worthless men,
Jude 1:12 (cf.
Lightfoot A Fresh Revision etc., p. 134f).