Greek · G1135 · unreviewed

γυνή

A woman; specially, a wife

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γυνή G1135

Pronunciation gynḗ

What does γυνή (gynḗ) mean in the Bible?

γυνή (gynḗ) is a Greek word meaning "a woman; specially, a wife". γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ;] __1.

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Meaning

a woman; specially, a wife

Extended definition

Denotes woman or wife; vocative form conveys respect and affection rather than reproof or severity.

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

2a wife: Mat.1:20, 1Co.7:3, 4 al.; γ. ἀπολύειν, Mrk.10:2, al.; γ. ἔχειν Mrk.6:18; γ. λαβεῖν, Mrk.12:19; γ. γαμεῖν, Luk.14:20.

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

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:22 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 22:27 · Matt 22:28 · Matt 26:7 · Matt 27:19 · Mark 5:25 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 12:22 · Mark 12:23 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 1:5 71×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:55 · Mark 15:40 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 23:49 · Luke 23:55 · Luke 24:22 · Luke 24:24 · Acts 8:12 · 1 Cor 14:34 · Eph 5:22 · Eph 5:24 · Col 3:18 · Heb 11:35 · 1 Pet 3:5 14×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:10 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 17:32 · John 4:9 · John 4:27 · John 4:39 · Acts 5:2 · Acts 16:1 · 1 Cor 7:1 · 1 Cor 7:27 · 1 Cor 11:3 · 1 Cor 11:8 · 1 Cor 11:11 · 1 Cor 11:12 · Gal 4:4 · Eph 5:23 22×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:11 · Matt 14:21 · Matt 15:38 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 23:27 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 17:12 · 1 Pet 3:1 · Rev 9:8 · Rev 14:4 11×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:5 · Matt 26:10 · John 4:42 · Acts 5:1 · Acts 24:24 · 1 Cor 7:3 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 1 Cor 7:27 · 1 Cor 7:33 · 1 Cor 11:6 · 1 Cor 14:35 · Eph 5:31 · 1 Tim 2:12 · Rev 12:14 · Rev 12:16 · Rev 12:17 16×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 28:5 · Luke 1:42 · Acts 1:14 · Acts 16:13 · Acts 21:5 · 1 Tim 2:10 6×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 14:3 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 19:3 · Matt 19:9 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 22:24 · Matt 22:25 · Mark 6:17 · Mark 6:18 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:7 51×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 19:8 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 22:4 · 1 Cor 7:29 · Eph 5:25 · Eph 5:28 · Col 3:19 · 1 Tim 2:9 · 1 Tim 3:11 11×

Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 15:28 · Luke 13:12 · Luke 22:57 · John 2:4 · John 4:21 · John 19:26 · John 20:13 · John 20:15 · 1 Cor 7:16 9×

Vocative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 3:1 1×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 7:1-7 woman gynḗ Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Wife in the context of marital relations and conjugal duties

Ephesians 5:22-33 wife gynḗ Nominative · Plural · Feminine

Wife as partner in marriage, subject of household instruction

Luke 7:36-50 woman gynḗ

Woman as individual figure, unmarried or status unspecified

1 Corinthians 11:7-12 woman gynḗ Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Woman in relation to man, theological discussion of gender roles

Luke 13:10-17 woman gynḗ Vocative · Singular · Feminine

Woman as individual recipient of healing and Jesus's compassion

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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