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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. John 4:39γυναικὸς · woman’s
    Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
  2. John 4:42γυναικὶ · woman
    They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
  3. John 8:3γυναῖκα · a woman
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  4. John 8:4γυνὴ · woman
    …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
  5. John 8:9γυνὴ · woman
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  6. John 8:10Γύναι · Woman
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
  7. John 16:21γυνὴ · A woman
    A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
  8. John 19:26Γύναι · Woman
    When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
  9. John 20:13Γύναι · Woman
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  10. John 20:15Γύναι · Woman
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  11. Acts 1:14γυναιξὶν · [the] women
    With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
  12. Acts 5:1γυναικὶ · wife
    Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
  13. Acts 5:2γυναικός · wife’s
    With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  14. Acts 5:7γυνὴ · wife
    About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
  15. Acts 5:14γυναικῶν · women
    Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  16. Acts 8:3γυναῖκας · women
    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  17. Acts 8:12γυναῖκες · women
    But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  18. Acts 9:2γυναῖκας · women
    …and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  19. Acts 13:50γυναῖκας · women
    The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
  20. Acts 16:1γυναικὸς · woman
    Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
  21. Acts 16:13γυναιξίν · women
    On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
  22. Acts 16:14γυνὴ · woman
    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  23. Acts 17:4γυναικῶν · women
    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
  24. Acts 17:12γυναικῶν · women
    As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
  25. Acts 17:34γυνὴ · a woman
    But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
  26. Acts 18:2γυναῖκα · wife
    There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
  27. Acts 21:5γυναιξὶ · [their] wives
    But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  28. Acts 22:4γυναῖκας · women
    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  29. Acts 24:24γυναικὶ · wife
    After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
  30. Romans 7:2γυνὴ · woman
    For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
  31. 1 Corinthians 5:1γυναῖκά · wife
    It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
  32. 1 Corinthians 7:1γυναικὸς
    Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  33. 1 Corinthians 7:2γυναῖκα · wife
    But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  34. 1 Corinthians 7:3γυναικὶ · wife; γυνὴ · wife
    The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
  35. 1 Corinthians 7:4γυνὴ · wife; γυνή · wife
    The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
  36. 1 Corinthians 7:10γυναῖκα · A wife
    To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
  37. 1 Corinthians 7:11γυναῖκα · [his] wife
    But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
  38. 1 Corinthians 7:12γυναῖκα · wife
    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  39. 1 Corinthians 7:13γυνὴ · woman
    And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
  40. 1 Corinthians 7:14γυναικί · [believing] wife; γυνὴ · wife
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  41. 1 Corinthians 7:16γύναι · wife; γυναῖκα · wife
    How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
  42. 1 Corinthians 7:27γυναικί · to a wife; γυναικός · [commitment]; γυναῖκα · a wife
    Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
  43. 1 Corinthians 7:29γυναῖκας · wives
    What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  44. 1 Corinthians 7:33γυναικί · wife
    But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,