πενθεράpentherá
a wife's mother
Greek (New Testament) · G3994
Meanings
a mother-in-law: Matthew 8:14, Matthew 10:35, Mark 1:30, Luke 4:38, Luke 12:53.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.
- Matthew 10:35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
- Mark 1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. They told Jesus about her right away.
- Luke 4:38 After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where he found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged.
- Luke 12:53 ‘Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.