5352. phthinopórinos

Berean Strong's Lexicon

phthinopórinos: Autumnal, pertaining to autumn

Original Word: φθινοπωρινός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: phthinopórinos
Pronunciation: fthin-o-po-ree-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (fthin-op-o-ree-nos')
Definition: Autumnal, pertaining to autumn
Meaning: autumnal, in autumn, when fruit is expected.

Word Origin: Derived from φθινόπωρον (phthinóporon), meaning "autumn" or "fall."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phthinopórinos," the concept of autumn and its associated themes can be found in passages like Jeremiah 8:20, which speaks of the harvest being past.

Usage: The term "phthinopórinos" is used to describe something that is characteristic of or occurring in the autumn season. In the context of the Bible, it is often metaphorical, symbolizing a time of harvest or a period of decline and transition.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, the autumn season was significant for agricultural societies. It marked the time of harvest, a period of gathering the fruits of labor, and preparing for the winter months. The imagery of autumn in biblical texts often conveys themes of judgment, completion, and the natural cycle of life and death.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from phthinopóron (late autumn)
Definition
autumnal
NASB Translation
autumn (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5352: φθινοπωρινός

φθινοπωρινός, 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).

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

φθινοπωρινα φθινοπωρινὰ φθινοπώρινα φθίνουσαν phthinoporina phthinoporinà phthinopōrina phthinopōrinà

Englishman's Concordance

Jude 1:12 Adj-NNP
GRK: παραφερόμεναι δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα δὶς
NAS: by winds; autumn trees
KJV: trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
INT: being carried about trees autumnal without fruit twice

Strong's Greek 5352
1 Occurrence

φθινοπωρινὰ — 1 Occ.