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ὀρφα^νός , ή, όν, also ός, όν E.Hec.149 (anap.):—
II. c. gen., bereaved or bereft of,
1. of children, . πατρός reft of father, E.El.914, 1010 ; “τοῦ πατρὸς .D.57.70 ; “γονέωνPlu.2.293d, etc.
3. generally, “. ἑτάρωνPi.I.7(6).10, cf. Pl.Lg.730d; “νύμφας ἔθηκεν ὀρφανὰς ξυναόρωνE.Or.1136; “ἐπιστήμηςPl.Alc.2.147a ; “κρατόςSosith.2.20 ; ὀρφανοὶ ὕβριος free from insolence, Pi.I.4(3).8(26) ; “ψόφον . . Κασταλίας ὀρφανὸν ἀνδρῶν χορεύσιοςId.Pae.6.9; . μαχᾶν, = ἀπόμαχος, Tim.Pers. 154 ; ὀρφανὴ βίου, i.e. poor, Herod.3.39 ; “. ἀγκίστρου κάλαμοςAP 12.42 (Diosc.): Com. metaph., . ταρίχιον salt-fish without sauce, Pherecr.22 (dub. l.). (A shorter form ὀρφο- appears in ὀρφο-βότης (q.v.), ὀρφόω, cf. Lat. orbus, Goth. arbi 'inheritance'.)
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