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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νυμφών G3567
Pronunciation nymphṓn
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It bridegroom 3× Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:15
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
νυμφῶνος 3x nymphōnos Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 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's G3567
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
the bridal room
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 9:15 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νυμφῶνος numfwnov
a bridal chamber
Read verse Mark 2:19 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
νυμφῶνος, numfwnov
a bridal chamber
Read verse Luke 5:34 Noun 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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:15 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 5:34 3×
Word Origins
νυμφών is built from this root:
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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