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OrphansEASTON'S
(Lam. 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered “comfortless” (R.V., “desolate;” marg., “orphans”) properly means “orphans.” The same Greek word is rendered “fatherless” in James 1:27.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.