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γυνή

gunēwomanHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine216 occurrences15 books195 verses

Definition

γυνή, -αικός, ἡ,

[in LXX for אִשָּׁה ;]

1. a woman, married or unmarried: Matthew 11:11; 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Romans 7:2; γ. χήρα, Luke 4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently as a term of respect and endearment, Matthew 15:28, John 2:4; 4:21; 19:26.

2. a wife: Matthew 1:20, 1 Corinthians 7:3, 4 al.; γ. ἀπολύειν, Mark 10:2, al.; γ. ἔχειν Mark 6:18; γ. λαβεῖν, Mark 12:19; γ. γαμεῖν, Luke 14:20.

3. a deaconess, 1 Timothy 3:11 (CGT, in l.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γυνή:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

216 total
  1. Matthew 1:20γυναῖκά · wife
    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  2. Matthew 1:24γυναῖκα · wife
    When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
  3. Matthew 5:28γυναῖκα · a woman
    But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
  4. Matthew 5:31γυναῖκα · wife
    It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
  5. Matthew 5:32γυναῖκα · wife
    But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  6. Matthew 9:20γυνὴ · a woman
    Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
  7. Matthew 9:22γυνὴ · woman
    Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
  8. Matthew 11:11γυναικῶν · of women
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  9. Matthew 13:33γυνὴ · a woman
    He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  10. Matthew 14:3γυναῖκα · wife
    Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  11. Matthew 14:21γυναικῶν · women
    About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
  12. Matthew 15:22γυνὴ · woman
    And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
  13. Matthew 15:28γύναι · woman
    “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
  14. Matthew 15:38γυναικῶν · women
    A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
  15. Matthew 18:25γυναῖκα · wife
    Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
  16. Matthew 19:3γυναῖκα · wife
    Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
  17. Matthew 19:5γυναικὶ · wife
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  18. Matthew 19:8γυναῖκας · wives
    Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
  19. Matthew 19:9γυναῖκα · wife
    Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
  20. Matthew 19:10γυναικός · wife
    His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
  21. Matthew 19:29γυναῖκα · wife
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  22. Matthew 22:24γυναῖκα · widow
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
  23. Matthew 22:25γυναῖκα · wife
    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
  24. Matthew 22:27γυνή · woman
    And last of all, the woman died.
  25. Matthew 22:28γυνή · wife
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
  26. Matthew 26:7γυνὴ · a woman
    …a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
  27. Matthew 26:10γυναικί · woman
    Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  28. Matthew 27:19γυνὴ · wife
    While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
  29. Matthew 27:55γυναῖκες · women
    And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  30. Matthew 28:5γυναιξίν · women
    But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
  31. Mark 5:25γυνὴ · a woman [was there]
    And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
  32. Mark 5:33γυνὴ · woman
    Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
  33. Mark 6:17γυναῖκα · wife
    For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
  34. Mark 6:18γυναῖκα · wife
    For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
  35. Mark 7:25γυνὴ · a woman
    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  36. Mark 7:26γυνὴ · woman
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  37. Mark 10:2γυναῖκα · his wife
    Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
  38. Mark 10:7γυναῖκα · wife
    ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
  39. Mark 10:11γυναῖκα · wife
    So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
  40. Mark 12:19γυναῖκα · a wife; γυναῖκα · widow
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  41. Mark 12:20γυναῖκα
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
  42. Mark 12:22γυνὴ · woman
    In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
  43. Mark 12:23γυνή · wife; γυναῖκα · married
    In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  44. Mark 14:3γυνὴ · a woman
    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
  45. Mark 15:40γυναῖκες · women
    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  46. Luke 1:5γυνὴ · wife
    In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
  47. Luke 1:13γυνή · wife
    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
  48. Luke 1:18γυνή · wife
    “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”