γυνήgynḗ
a woman; specially, a wife
Greek (New Testament) · G1135
Meanings
1. a woman, married or unmarried: Matthew 11:11, Matthew 14:21, and elsewhere; ὕπανδρος γ., Romans 7:2; γ. χήρα, Luke 4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently as a term of respect and endearment, Matthew 15:28, John 2:4, John 4:21, John 19:26.
2. a wife: Matthew 1:20, 1 Corinthians 7:3, 1 Corinthians 7:4 and elsewhere; γ. ἀπολύειν, Mark 10:2, and elsewhere; γ. ἔχειν Mark 6:18; γ. λαβεῖν, Mark 12:19; γ. γαμεῖν, Luke 14:20.
3. a deaconess, 1 Timothy 3:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 210 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
- Matthew 5:28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Matthew 5:31 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’
- Matthew 5:32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.
- Matthew 9:20 Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,
See every passage
- Matthew 1:20, 1:24, 5:28, 5:31, 5:32, 9:20, 9:22, 11:11, 13:33, 14:3, 14:21, 15:22, 15:28, 15:38, 18:25, 19:3, 19:5, 19:8, 19:9, 19:10, 22:24, 22:25, 22:27, 22:28, 26:7, 26:10, 27:19, 27:55, 28:5
- Mark 5:25, 5:33, 6:17, 6:18, 7:25, 7:26, 10:2, 10:7, 10:11, 12:19, 12:20, 12:22, 12:23, 14:3, 15:40
- Luke 1:5, 1:13, 1:18, 1:24, 1:42, 3:19, 4:26, 7:28, 7:37, 7:39, 7:44, 7:50, 8:2, 8:3, 8:43, 8:47, 10:38, 11:27, 13:11, 13:12, 13:21, 14:20, 14:26, 15:8, 16:18, 17:32, 18:29, 20:28, 20:29, 20:32, 20:33, 22:57, 23:27, 23:49, 23:55, 24:22, 24:24
- John 2:4, 4:7, 4:9, 4:11, 4:15, 4:17, 4:19, 4:21, 4:25, 4:27, 4:28, 4:39, 4:42, 16:21, 19:26, 20:13, 20:15
- Acts 1:14, 5:1, 5:2, 5:7, 5:14, 8:3, 8:12, 9:2, 13:50, 16:1, 16:13, 16:14, 17:4, 17:12, 17:34, 18:2, 21:5, 22:4, 24:24
- Romans 7:2
- 1 Corinthians 5:1, 7:1, 7:2, 7:3, 7:4, 7:10, 7:11, 7:12, 7:13, 7:14, 7:16, 7:27, 7:29, 7:33, 7:34, 7:39, 9:5, 11:3, 11:5, 11:6, 11:7, 11:8, 11:9, 11:10, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:15, 14:34, 14:35
- Galatians 4:4
- Ephesians 5:22, 5:23, 5:24, 5:25, 5:28, 5:31, 5:33
- Colossians 3:18, 3:19
- 1 Timothy 2:9, 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 2:14, 3:2, 3:11, 3:12, 5:9
- Titus 1:6
- Hebrews 11:35
- 1 Peter 3:1, 3:5
- Revelation 2:20, 9:8, 12:1, 12:4, 12:6, 12:13, 12:14, 12:15, 12:16, 12:17, 14:4, 17:3, 17:4, 17:6, 17:7, 17:9, 17:18, 19:7, 21:9
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.