What does νυμφών (nymphṓn) mean in the Bible?
νυμφών (nymphṓn): The bridegroom's attendants responsible for wedding arrangements, not the room itself.
Greek · G3567
νυμφών
The bridal room
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νυμφώνG3567
Pronunciationnymphṓn
What does νυμφών (nymphṓn) mean in the Bible?
νυμφών (nymphṓn): The bridegroom's attendants responsible for wedding arrangements, not the room itself.
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How does the BSB render G3567?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bridegroom (3).
Where does νυμφών (nymphṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 Itbridegroom3×Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 9:15
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke1
Source forms
νυμφῶνος3xnymphōnosMatthew 9:15, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular3xMatthew 9:15, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. The bridegroom's attendants responsible for wedding arrangements, not the room itself.
Strong'sG3567
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
the bridal room
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
The bridegroom's attendants responsible for wedding arrangements, not the room itself.
(νύμφη), [in LXX: Tob.6:13,16* ;] the bride-chamber (Heb. חֻפָּה, LXX, παστός, Psa.19:5, Jol.2:16): Mat.22:10 (WE; γάμος, RV); οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ ν. (cf. cl. νυμφαγωγός, νυμφευτής), the bridegroom's friends who have charge of the nuptial arrangements: Mat.9:15, Mrk.2:19, Luk.5:34.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:15Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νυμφῶνοςnumfwnov
a bridal chamber
Read verseMark 2:19Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νυμφῶνος,numfwnov
a bridal chamber
Read verseLuke 5:34Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νυμφῶνος,numfwnov
a bridal chamber
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternSingular (3)
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Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:15 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 5:343×
Word Origins
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