Strong's Lexicon
G3384 — μήτηρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3384 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μήτηρ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 83 |
| Transliteration: | meter |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | may'-tare |
| Meaning: | 1. a "mother" {literally or figuratively, immediate or remote} |
| KJV Renderings: | mother |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μήτηρ, genitive μητρός, dative μητρί, accusative μητέρα, ἡ (from Homer down; from Sanskritma, ’to measure’; but whether denoting the ’moulder,’ or the ’manager’ is debated; cf. Vanicek, p. 657; Curtius, § 472; (cf. μέτρον)), Hebrew àÅí, a mother; properly: Mat 1:18; Mat 2:11, and often; tropically, of that which is like a mother: Mat 12:49; Mar 3:35; Joh 19:27; Rom 16:13, cf. 1Ti 5:2; a city is called ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν, that produces and harbors the harlots, Rev 17:5; of a city where races of men (i. e. Christians) originated, Gal 4:26 (here G T Tr WH omit; L brackets παντον (on the origin of which cf. Lightfoot at the passage)).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
μήτηρ (mother)
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 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 2:13
- KJV: And when they were departed behold the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream saying Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt and be thou there until I bring thee word for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him
- GK: αναχωρησάντων δε αυτών ιδού άγγελος κυρίου φαίνεται κατ΄ όναρ τω Ιωσήφ λέγων εγερθείς παράλαβε το παιδίον και την μητέρα αυτού και φεύγε εις Αίγυπτον και ίσθι εκεί έως αν είπω σοι μέλλει γαρ Ηρώδης ζητείν το παιδίον του απολέσαι αυτό
Matthew 2:14
- KJV: When he arose he took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt
- GK: ο δε εγερθείς παρέλαβεν το παιδίον και την μητέρα αυτού νυκτός και ανεχώρησεν εις Αίγυπτον
Matthew 2:20
- KJV: Saying Arise and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel for they are dead which sought the young child’s life
- GK: λέγων εγερθείς παράλαβε το παιδίον και την μητέρα αυτού και πορεύου εις γην Ισραήλ τεθνήκασιν γαρ οι ζητούντες την ψυχήν του παιδίου
Matthew 2:21
- KJV: And he arose and took the young child and his mother and came into the land of Israel
- GK: ο δε εγερθείς παρέλαβεν το παιδίον και την μητέρα αυτού και ήλθεν εις γην Ισραήλ
Matthew 10:35
- KJV: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law
- GK: ήλθον γαρ διχάσαι άνθρωπον κατά του πατρός αυτού και θυγατέρα κατά της μητρός αυτής και νύμφην κατά της πενθεράς αυτής
Matthew 10:37
- KJV: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me
- GK: ο φιλών πατέρα η μητέρα υπέρ εμέ ουκ έστι μου άξιος και ο φιλών υιόν η θυγατέρα υπέρ εμέ ουκ έστι μου άξιος
Matthew 12:46
- KJV: While he yet talked to the people behold mother and his brethren stood without desiring to speak with him
- GK: έτι δε αυτού λαλούντος τοις όχλοις ιδού η μήτηρ και οι αδελφοί αυτού ειστήκεισαν έξω ζητούντες αυτώ λαλήσαι
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