Quick Definition
I separate from some one, bereave
Strong's Definition
to bereave wholly, i.e. (figuratively) separate (from intercourse)
Derivation: from G575 (ἀπό) and a derivative of G3737 (ὀρφανός);
KJV Usage: take
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπορφανίζω: (1 aorist passive participle ἀπορφανισθεις); (from ὀρφανός bereft, and ἀπό namely, τίνος), to bereave of a parent or parents (so Aeschylus choiëph. 247 (249)); hence, metaphorically, ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ' ὑμῶν bereft of your contact and society, 1Th_2:17 (here Rec.elz (by mistake) ἀποφανισθεντες.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀπορφανίζω aporphanizō 1x
lit., to make an orphan;
fig., to deprive, bereave, 1Th_2:17
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ἀπ -ορφανίζω
( < ἀπό , ὀρφανός ),
to be bereaved ( prop ., of a parent , Lft., Notes , 36); metaph ., 1Th_2:17 (where Field thinks it = χωρισθέντες , Notes, 199).†
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ἀπ-ορφανίζω
(ἀπό, ὀρφανός),
to be bereaved (prop., of a parent, Lft., Notes, 36); metaphorically, 1Th.2:17 (where Field thinks it = χωρισθέντες, Notes, 199).†
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📖 In-Depth Word Study
Bereft (642) aporphanizo
Having been taken away from (bereft, bereaved of) (642) (aporphanizo from apó = preposition meaning from, away from, speaks of a rupture of a former relationship or any separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed + orphanós = an orphan, a child deprived of one or usually both parents) means to be made or caused to be an orphan and figuratively speaks of an unwanted separation as when one is torn away from, deprived of contact and society or unwillingly separated from. Aporphanizo can also be used to mean the separation of parents from children and a lover from his beloved. It was also used in a more general sense to denote the loss of any friend or relative.
It means to cause someone to be spatially separated with the implication of emotional deprivation. The idea is to separate and deprive of parents. Luke reminds us that this separation was somewhat abrupt or violent...
And when they did not find them (Paul and Silas), they (the jealous Jews) began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have upset the world have come here also 7 and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. 8 And they stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. 9 And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.10 And the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. (Acts 17:6-10)
Comment: The separation of Paul from the Thessalonians was not a physical act of removing Paul from the people, but the persecution which forced Paul and Silas to leave.
Here in 1Thessalonians Paul speaks of these newly born disciples deprived of their teacher, as children bereaved of their father. This verse is the only use of this verb in Scripture. This verb clearly underscores the tender, intimate fellowship Paul had with the believers in Thessalonica and vividly portrays the desolation of soul he felt upon being torn away from his beloved converts. But although they were out of sight, they were not out of mind ("in person, not in spirit").
Short while - is literally for the season of an hour (kairos hora)