Midvash

ΜαρίαMaría

Mary.

Greek (New Testament) · G3137

Meanings

In NT

1. the mother of Jesus: Matthew 1:16 ff. Matthew 2:11, Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3, Luke 1:27 ff. Luke 2:5, Luke 2:16, Luke 2:19, Luke 2:34, Acts 1:14.

2. M. Magdalene (see that word).

3. The wife of Clopas (John 19:25) and mother of James the little, and Joses: Matthew 27:56, Matthew 27:61, Matthew 28:1, Mark 15:40, Mark 15:47, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:10.

4. The sister of Martha and Lazarus: Luke 10:39, Luke 10:42, John 11:1, John 11:2, John 11:19 ff. John 12:3.

5. The mother of John Mark: Acts 12:12.

6. A Christian greeted by St. Paul: Romans 16:6.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 53 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
  • Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 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 2:11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Matthew 13:55 Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
  • Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.