What does νύμφη (nýmphē) mean in the Bible?
νύμφη (nýmphē) is a Greek word meaning "bride".
Greek · G3565
νύμφη
Bride
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νύμφηG3565
Pronunciationnýmphē
What does νύμφη (nýmphē) mean in the Bible?
νύμφη (nýmphē) is a Greek word meaning "bride".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3565?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bride (3), daughter-in-law (2), a bride (1), a daughter-in-law (1), of a bride (1).
Where does νύμφη (nýmphē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4), Luke (2), John (1), Matthew (1).
Are there verse guides for νύμφη (nýmphē)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbride3×John 3:29, Revelation 21:9, Revelation 22:17
daughter-in-law2×Luke 12:53
a bride1×Revelation 21:2
a daughter-in-law1×Matthew 10:35
of a bride1×Revelation 18:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:35νύμφηνtoa daughter-in-lawNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 12:53νύμφηνtodaughter-in-lawNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 12:53νύμφηtodaughter-in-lawNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularJohn 3:29νύμφηνtobrideNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 18:23νύμφηςtoof a brideNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularRevelation 21:2νύμφηνtoa brideNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 21:9νύμφηνtobrideNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 22:17νύμφηtobrideNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:35
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke2John1Revelation4
Source forms
νύμφην5xnymphēnMatthew 10:35, Luke 12:53, John 3:29, Revelation 21:2
νύμφη2xnymphēLuke 12:53, Revelation 22:17
νύμφης1xnymphēsRevelation 18:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular5xMatthew 10:35, Luke 12:53, John 3:29, Revelation 21:2
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xLuke 12:53, Revelation 22:17
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xRevelation 18:23
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. bride
Source Gloss
bride
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:35Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφηνnumfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseLuke 12:53Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφηνnumfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseLuke 12:53Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
νύμφηnumfh
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseJohn 3:29Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφηνnumfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseRevelation 18:23Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
νύμφηςnumfhv
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseRevelation 21:2Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφηνnumfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verseRevelation 21:9Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφηνnumfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read versenumfh
a bride, daughter-in-law
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms8Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (8)
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRev 18:231×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 10:35 · Luke 12:53 · John 3:29 · Rev 21:2 · Rev 21:95×
Word Origins
νύμφη is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
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