Amḗtōr — G282

Definition

masculine noun

motherless, i.e. of unknown maternity

1. born without a mother, e. g. Minerva, Euripides, Phoen. 666f, others
2. bereft of a mother, Herodotus 4, 154, elsewhere
3. born of a base or unknown mother, Euripides, Ion 109 cf. 837
4. unmotherly, unworthy of the name of mother
5. in a significance unused by the Greeks, 'whose mother is not recorded in the genealogy'

Usually translated as

without mother

Origin

from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3384

• A (G1)
• mḗtēr (G3384)

Occurrences

Amḗtōr occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (1)

• Hebrews 7:3 — Without father, without mother (ἀμήτωρ), without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.