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νύμφη G3565

G3565 is the Greek word νύμφη, transliterated nýmphē. The King James Version most often renders it bride.

Word: νύμφηTransliteration: nýmphēLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife.

Where it comes from

from a primary but obsolete verb (to veil as a bride.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bride 5×daughter in law 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: bride, daughter in law.

Verses using νύμφη

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 10:35 · KJV

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Luke 12:53 · KJV

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

John 3:29 · KJV

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Revelation 18:23 · KJV

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

Revelation 21:2 · KJV

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:9 · KJV

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

Revelation 22:17 · KJV

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Common questions

What does Strong's G3565 mean?

G3565 is the Greek word νύμφη (nýmphē), meaning compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife.

How is G3565 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bride (5 times), daughter in law (3 times).

How many times does G3565 appear in the Bible?

νύμφη (nýmphē) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G3565 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from a primary but obsolete verb (to veil as a bride.

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