Greek · G2364 · unreviewed

θυγάτηρ

A female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)

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θυγάτηρ G2364

Pronunciation thygátēr

What does θυγάτηρ (thygátēr) mean in the Bible?

θυγάτηρ (thygátēr) is a Greek word meaning "a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)". θυγάτηρ, -τρός, ἡ (for use of vocat.

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Meaning

a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)

Extended definition

Daughter of/inhabitant of used metaphorically for people groups, cities, posterity, reflecting Hebraic idiom.

(for use of vocat., cf. M, Pr., 71; WH, App, 158), [in LXX for בַּת (Gen.5:4, al.), exc. Jdg.21:14 B, 2Ch.21:17 (אִשָּׁה ;] daughter: Mat.9:18 10:35, 37 14:6 15:22, 28, Mrk.5:35 6:22 7:26, 29, Luk.2:36 8:42, 49 12:53, Act.2:17" (LXX) Act.7:21 21:9, Heb.11:24. In NT, as in OT, not in cl.;

aas a form of friendly address (cf. Rut.2:2, 22 al.): Mat.9:22, Mrk.5:34, Luk.8:48;

bmetaphorically: sc. κυρίου, 2Co.6:18 (cf. Isa.43:6); __(with) of posterity: θ. Ἀαρών, Luk.1:5; Ἀβραάμ, Luk.13:16 (cf. Isa.16:2, 4Ma.15:28, al);

dof habitation: θ. Σιών, Ἱερουσαλήμ, Mat.21:5 (LXX), Luk.23:28, Jhn.12:15 (cf. Isa.1:8, Zec.9:9, al.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:18 · Matt 14:6 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 15:28 · Mark 5:34 · Mark 5:35 · Luke 2:36 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 8:49 · Luke 12:53 · Acts 7:21 12×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:17 · Acts 21:9 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:22 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 7:29 · Heb 11:24 4×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 1:5 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:5 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:35 · Matt 10:37 · Luke 12:53 · Luke 13:16 4×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 6:18 1×

Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:22 · John 12:15 2×

Vocative · Plural · Feminine Luke 23:28 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

Luke 8:40-56 daughter thygátēr Nominative · Singular · Feminine

Literal female child, biological daughter of Jairus the synagogue ruler

Luke 13:10-17 daughter thygátēr Accusative · Singular · Feminine

Female descendant of Abraham, used for posterity and covenant lineage

Luke 12:49-59 daughter thygátēr Nominative · Singular · Feminine

Familial relationship showing household division during eschatological conflict

Jeremiah 14:17-18 daughter thygátēr

Metaphorical inhabitant, personification of cities or nations as feminine collective

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 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

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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