Strong's Lexicon
G3125 — μάμμη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3125 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μάμμη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of natural origin ("mammy") |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | mamme |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mam'-may |
| Meaning: | 1. a grandmother |
| KJV Renderings: | grandmother |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μάμμη, μαμμης, ἡ,
1. in the earlier Greek writings mother (the name infants use in addressing their mother).
2. in the later writings ((Philo), Josephus, Plutarch, Appian, Herodian, Artemidorus Daldianus) equivalent to τήθη, grandmother (see Lob. ad Phryn., pp. 133-135 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 25)): 2Ti 1:5; 4Ma 16:9.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μάμμη (grandmother)
2 Timothy 1:5
- KJV: When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice and I am persuaded that in thee also
- GK: υπόμνησιν λαμβάνων της εν σοι ανυποκρίτου πίστεως ήτις ενώκησε πρώτον εν τη μάμμη σου Λωϊδι και τη μητρί σου Ευνίκη πέπεισμαι δε ότι και εν σοι
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