noun · feminine
opas
Greekὀπή (opē)
Strong’sG3692
a crevice, cave
stem op-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀπή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX for חֹר, חָגוּ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3692 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop-ay'
a hole (as if for light), i.e. cavern; by analogy, a spring (of water)
Fromprobably from G3700;
King Jamescave, place.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | opas | opais |
| object accusative | opan | opain |
| direct address vocative | opar | opair |
| of, belonging to genitive | opau1×ὀπῆς | opaiu |
| to, for dative | opa | opai1×ὀπαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
opa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
opau“opening”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
James 3:11“opening”mēti tas pēgas ek tau autau opau bruatō tem glukuem kai tem pikrem?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
opai“holes”to, fordative plural1×
Hebrews 11:38“holes”hoiu ouk ate axios tos kosmos epi erēmiai planirōtois kai orei kai spēlaiei kai tai opai tau gēau;The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.