Strong's Lexicon
G5211 — Ὑμεναῖος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5211 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ὑμεναῖος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | from Humen (the god of weddings) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Humenaios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoo-men-ai`-os |
| Meaning: | 1. "hymeneal" 2. of weddings, a wedding song 3. Hymeneus, an opponent of Christianity |
| KJV Renderings: | Hymenaius |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑμέναιος (on its accent cf. Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 l.; Chandler § 253), ὑμεναιου, ὁ (ὑμήν, ὑμενος, ὁ, the god of marriage), Hymenaeus, a heretic, one of the opponents of the apostle Paul: 1Ti 1:20; 2Ti 2:17. (B. D., under the word.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ὑμέναιος (Hymenæus)
1 Timothy 1:20
- KJV: Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander whom I have delivered unto Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme
- GK: ων εστιν Υμέναιος και Αλέξανδρος ους παρέδωκα τω σατανά ίνα παιδευθώσι μη βλασφημείν
2 Timothy 2:17
- KJV: And their word will eat as doth a canker of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus
- GK: και ο λόγος αυτών ως γάγγραινα νομήν έξει ων εστίν Υμέναιος και Φιλητός
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