What does πενθερά · νύμφη mean in the Bible?
πενθερά · νύμφη is a Greek phrase meaning "mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law".
Greek · G3994, G3565
πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς
A wife's mother · bride
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πενθερά G3994 a wife's mother
Pronunciation pentherá
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νύμφη G3565 bride
Pronunciation nýmphē
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What does πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς (penthera epi tēn nymphēn autēs) mean in the Bible?
πενθερά · νύμφη is a Greek phrase meaning "mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3994, G3565?
G3994, G3565 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law
Source Gloss
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law
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 6 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (6)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:30 · Luke 4:38 · Luke 12:53 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:35 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:14 · Luke 12:53 2×
Word Origins
πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς is built from this root:
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