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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. Luke 1:24γυνὴ · wife
    After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
  2. Luke 1:42γυναιξίν · women
    In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
  3. Luke 3:19γυναικὸς · wife
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  4. Luke 4:26γυναῖκα
    Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
  5. Luke 7:28γυναικῶν · of women
    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
  6. Luke 7:37γυνὴ · woman
    When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
  7. Luke 7:39γυνὴ · woman
    When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
  8. Luke 7:44γυναῖκα · woman; γυναῖκα · woman
    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  9. Luke 7:50γυναῖκα · woman
    And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
  10. Luke 8:2γυναῖκές · women
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  11. Luke 8:3γυνὴ · [the] wife
    Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  12. Luke 8:43γυνὴ · a woman
    …including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
  13. Luke 8:47γυνὴ · woman
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  14. Luke 10:38γυνὴ · woman
    As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
  15. Luke 11:27γυνὴ · woman
    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
  16. Luke 13:11γυνὴ · a woman
    …and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
  17. Luke 13:12Γύναι · Woman
    When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
  18. Luke 13:21γυνὴ · a woman
    It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  19. Luke 14:20Γυναῖκα · a wife
    Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
  20. Luke 14:26γυναῖκα · wife
    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
  21. Luke 15:8γυνὴ · woman
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  22. Luke 16:18γυναῖκα · wife
    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  23. Luke 17:32γυναικὸς · wife
    Remember Lot’s wife!
  24. Luke 18:29γυναῖκα · wife
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
  25. Luke 20:28γυναῖκα · a wife; γυναῖκα · [widow]
    “Teacher,” they said, “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.
  26. Luke 20:29γυναῖκα · a wife
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
  27. Luke 20:32γυνὴ · woman
    And last of all, the woman died.
  28. Luke 20:33γυνὴ; γυνή · wife; γυναῖκα · were married
    So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
  29. Luke 22:57γύναι · Woman
    But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
  30. Luke 23:27γυναικῶν · women
    A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
  31. Luke 23:49γυναῖκες · [the] women
    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
  32. Luke 23:55γυναῖκες · women
    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  33. Luke 24:22γυναῖκές · women
    Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
  34. Luke 24:24γυναῖκες · women
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  35. John 2:4γύναι · Woman
    “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
  36. John 4:7γυνὴ · woman
    When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
  37. John 4:9γυνὴ · woman; γυναικὸς · woman
    “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
  38. John 4:11γυνή · woman
    “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
  39. John 4:15γυνή · woman
    The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
  40. John 4:17γυνὴ · woman
    “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
  41. John 4:19γυνή · woman
    “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
  42. John 4:21γύναι · woman
    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
  43. John 4:25γυνή · woman
    The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
  44. John 4:27γυναικὸς · a woman
    Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
  45. John 4:28γυνὴ · woman
    Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,