What does νύμφη (nýmphē) mean in the Bible?
νύμφη (nýmphē) is a Greek word meaning "bride".
Greek · G3565
νύμφη
Bride
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νύμφη G3565
Pronunciation nýmphē
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 It bride 3× John 3:29, Revelation 21:9, Revelation 22:17
daughter-in-law 2× Luke 12:53
a bride 1× Revelation 21:2
a daughter-in-law 1× Matthew 10:35
of a bride 1× Revelation 18:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:35 νύμφην to a daughter-in-law Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 12:53 νύμφην to daughter-in-law Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 12:53 νύμφη to daughter-in-law Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular John 3:29 νύμφην to bride Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 18:23 νύμφης to of a bride Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 21:2 νύμφην to a bride Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 21:9 νύμφην to bride Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 22:17 νύμφη to bride Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:35
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 John 1 Revelation 4
Source forms
νύμφην 5x nymphēn Matthew 10:35, Luke 12:53, John 3:29, Revelation 21:2
νύμφη 2x nymphē Luke 12:53, Revelation 22:17
νύμφης 1x nymphēs Revelation 18:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 5x Matthew 10:35, Luke 12:53, John 3:29, Revelation 21:2
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 12:53, Revelation 22:17
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 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 corpus Greek 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 10:35 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφην numfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse Luke 12:53 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφην numfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse Luke 12:53 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
νύμφη numfh
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse John 3:29 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφην numfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse Revelation 18:23 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
νύμφης numfhv
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse Revelation 21:2 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφην numfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse Revelation 21:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
νύμφην numfhn
a bride, daughter-in-law
Read verse numfh
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (8)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rev 18:23 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:35 · Luke 12:53 · John 3:29 · Rev 21:2 · Rev 21:9 5×
Word Origins
νύμφη is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain