What does Μαρία · Ἰάκωβος · Ἰωσήφ · μήτηρ mean in the Bible?
e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females".
Greek · G3137, G2385, G2501, G3384
Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ
Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females · Jacobus, the name of three Israelites · Joseph, the name of seven Israelites · a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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ΜαρίαG3137Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
PronunciationMaría
Open lexicon entry →ἸάκωβοςG2385Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
PronunciationIákōbos
Open lexicon entry →ἸωσήφG2501Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
PronunciationIōsḗph
Open lexicon entry →μήτηρG3384a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
Pronunciationmḗtēr
Mother extends figuratively to spiritual relationships and symbolic representations, not just biological connection.
Open lexicon entry →What does Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ (Maria he tou Iakobou kai Ioseph meter) mean in the Bible?
Μαρία · Ἰάκωβος · Ἰωσήφ · μήτηρ is a Greek phrase meaning "Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females".
Full entry for Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ (G3137, G2385, G2501, G3384) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3137, G2385, G2501, G3384?
G3137, G2385, G2501, G3384 is connected to 28 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
Source Gloss
Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms28Case patternNominative (19)Number patternSingular (28)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:56 · Matt 27:61 · Matt 28:1 · Mark 15:40 · Mark 15:47 · Mark 16:1 · Luke 2:19 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 24:10 · John 11:20 · John 19:25 · John 20:1 · John 20:1119×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:11 · Mark 6:3 · Luke 1:41 · John 11:1 · Acts 12:127×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 16:91×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 1:201×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.