What does μήτρα (mḗtra) mean in the Bible?
μήτρα (mḗtra) is a Greek word meaning "the matrix".
Greek · G3388
μήτρα
The matrix
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μήτραG3388
Pronunciationmḗtra
What does μήτρα (mḗtra) mean in the Bible?
μήτρα (mḗtra) is a Greek word meaning "the matrix".
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How does the BSB render G3388?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), womb (1).
Where does μήτρα (mḗtra) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Luke 2:23
womb1×Romans 4:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Romans1
Source forms
μήτραν1xmētranLuke 2:23
μήτρας1xmētrasRomans 4:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 2:23
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xRomans 4:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the matrix
Strong'sG3388
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
the matrix
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:23Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
μήτρανmhtran
the womb
Read verseRomans 4:19Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
μήτραςmhtrav
the womb
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 4:191×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:231×
Word Origins
μήτρα is built from this root:
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