- Original: ἀπορφανίζω - Transliteration: Aporphanizo - Phonetic: ap-or-fan-id'-zo - Definition: 1. to bereave of a parent or parents - Origin: from G575 and a derivative of G3737 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G575 and a derivative of G3737 ; to bereave wholly that is (figuratively) separate (from intercourse): - take. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • taken, 1 1 Thessalonians 2:17