Greek · G3384, G2364 · unreviewed

μήτηρ ἐπὶ θυγατέρα

A "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote) · a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)

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μήτηρ G3384 a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)

Pronunciation mḗtēr

Mother extends figuratively to spiritual relationships and symbolic representations, not just biological connection.

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θυγάτηρ G2364 a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)

Pronunciation thygátēr

Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.

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What does μήτηρ ἐπὶ θυγατέρα (mētēr epi thygatera) mean in the Bible?

μήτηρ · θυγάτηρ is a Greek word meaning "mother against daughter".

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Meaning

mother against daughter

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:46 · Matt 12:47 · Matt 12:48 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 27:56 · Mark 3:31 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 3:33 · Mark 3:34 · Mark 3:35 · Mark 15:40 · Luke 1:43 · Luke 1:60 32×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 19:12 · Luke 1:15 · John 3:4 · John 19:25 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 12:12 · Acts 14:8 · Gal 1:15 12×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:11 · Matt 15:5 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:12 · Luke 7:12 · Luke 7:15 · John 19:26 · Acts 1:14 · 2 Tim 1:5 11×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 19:29 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 7:10 · Mark 10:7 · Mark 10:19 · Mark 10:29 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 8:51 26×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Mark 10:30 · 1 Tim 5:2 2×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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