Strong's Lexicon
G3137 — Μαρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3137 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Μαρία |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H4813) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 54 |
| Transliteration: | Maria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mar-ee'-ah (or Mariam mar-ee-am') n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females |
| KJV Renderings: | Mary |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Μαριάμ indeclinable, and Μαρία, Μαρίας, ἡ (îÄøÀéÈí ’obstinacy,’ ’rebelliousness’; the well-known proper name of the sister of Moses; in the Targums îÇøÀéÈí; cf. Delitzsch, Zeitschr. f. luth. Theol. for 1877, p. 2 (Maria is a good Latin name also)), Mary. The women of this name mentioned in the N. T. are the following:
1. the mother of Jesus Christ, the wife of Joseph; her name is written Μαρία (in an oblique case) in Mat 1:16; Mat 1:18; Mat 2:11; Mar 6:3; Luk 1:41; Act 1:14 (R G L); Μαριάμ Mat 13:55; Luk 1:27; Luk 1:30-56 ((in Luk 1:38 L marginal reading Μαρία)); Luk 2:5; Luk 2:16; Luk 2:34; (Act 1:14 T Tr WH); the reading varies between the two forms in Mat 1:20 (WH text Μαρίαν); Luk 2:19 (L T Tr WH text Μαρία); so where the other women of this name are mentioned, (see Tdf. Proleg., p. 116, where it appears that in his text the genitive is always (seven times) Μαρίας; the nominative in Mark always (seven times) Μαρία; that in John Μαριάμ occurs eleven times; Μαρία (or Μαρίαν) only three times, etc.; for the facts respecting the manuscripts, see (Tdf. as above and) WHs Appendix, p. 156); cf. Buttmann, 17 (15).
2. Mary Magdalene (a native of Magdala): Mat 27:56; Mat 27:61; Mat 28:1; Mar 15:40; Mar 15:47; Mar 16:1; Mar 16:9; Luk 8:2; Luk 24:10; Joh 19:25; Joh 20:1; Joh 20:11; Joh 20:16; Joh 20:18.
3. the mother of James the less and Joses, the wife of Clopas (or Alphaeus) and sister of the mother of Jesus: Mat 27:56; Mat 27:61; Mat 28:1; Mar 15:40; Mar 15:47; Mar 16:1; Luk 24:10; Joh 19:25 (see Ἰάκωβος, 2). There are some, indeed, who, thinking it improbable that there were two living sisters of the name of Mary (the common opinion), suppose that not three but four women are enumerated in Joh 19:25, and that these are distributed into two pairs so that ἀδελφή τῆς μητρός Ἰησοῦ designates Salome, the wife of Zebedee; so especially Wieseler in the Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1840, p. 648ff, (cf. Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, Diasert. ii., especially, pp. 255f, 264) with whom Lücke, Meyer, Ewald and others agree; in opposed to them cf. Grimm in Ersch and Gruber’s Encykl. sect. 2 vol. xxii., p. 1f. In fact, instances are not lacking among the Jews of two living brothers of the same name, e. g. Onias, in Josephus, Antiquities 12, 5, 1; Herod, sons of Herod the Great, one by Mariamne, the other by Cleopatra of Jerusalem, Josephus, Antiquities 17, 1, 3; b. j. 1, 28, 4; (cf. B. D., under the phrase, Mary of Cleophas; Lightfoot as above, p. 264).
4. the sister of Lazarus and Martha: Luk 10:39; Luk 10:42; Joh 11:1-45; Joh 12:3.
5. the mother of John Mark: Act 12:12.
6. a certain Christian woman mentioned in Rom 16:6.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Μαρία (Mary)
Matthew 1:16
- KJV: And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ
- GK: Ιακώβ δε εγέννησε τον Ιωσήφ τον άνδρα Μαρίας εξ ης εγεννήθη Ιησούς λεγόμενος Χριστός
Matthew 1:18
- KJV: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost
- GK: του δε Ιησού Χριστού η γέννησις ούτως ην μνηστευθείσης γαρ της μητρός αυτού Μαρίας τω Ιωσήφ πριν η συνελθείν αυτούς ευρέθη εν γαστρί έχουσα εκ πνεύματος αγίου
Matthew 1:20
- KJV: But while he thought on these things behold the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying Joseph thou son of David fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost
- GK: ταύτα δε αυτού ενθυμηθέντος ιδού άγγελος κυρίου κατ΄ όναρ εφάνη αυτώ λέγων Ιωσήφ υιός Δαβίδ μη φοβηθής παραλαβείν Μαριάμ την γυναίκά σου το γαρ εν αυτή γεννηθέν εκ πνεύματός εστιν αγίου
Matthew 2:11
- KJV: And when they were come into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother and fell down and worshipped him and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts gold and frankincense and myrrh
- GK: και ελθόντες εις την οικίαν είδον το παιδίον μετά Μαρίας της μητρός αυτού και πεσόντες προσεκύνησαν αυτώ και ανοίξαντες τους θησαυρούς αυτών προσήνεγκαν αυτώ δώρα χρυσόν και λίβανον και σμύρναν
Matthew 13:55
- KJV: Is not this the carpenter’s son is not his mother called Mary and his brethren James and Joses and Simon and Judas
- GK: ουχ ούτός εστιν ο του τέκτονος υιός ουχί η μήτηρ αυτού λέγεται Μαριάμ και οι αδελφοί αυτού Ιάκωβος και Ιωσής και Σίμων και Ιούδας
Matthew 27:56
- KJV: Among which was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joses and the mother of Zebedee’s children
- GK: εν αις ην Μαρία η Μαγδαληνή και Μαρία η του Ιακώβου και Ιωσή μήτηρ και η μήτηρ των υιών Ζεβεδαίου
Matthew 27:61
- KJV: And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre
- GK: ην δε εκεί Μαρία η Μαγδαληνή και η άλλη Μαρία καθήμεναι απέναντι του τάφου
Matthew 28:1
- KJV: In the end of the sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first of the week came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre
- GK: οψέ δε σαββάτων τη επιφωσκούση εις μίαν σαββάτων ήλθε Μαρία η Μαγδαληνή και η άλλη Μαρία θεωρήσαι τον τάφον
Mark 6:3
- KJV: Is not this the carpenter the son of Mary the brother of James and Joses and of Juda and Simon and are not his sisters here with us And they were offended at him
- GK: ουχ ούτός εστιν ο τέκτων ο υιός Μαρίας αδελφός δε Ιακώβου και Ιωσή και Ιούδα και Σίμωνος και ουκ εισίν αι αδελφαί αυτού ώδε προς ημάς και εσκανδαλίζοντο εν αυτώ