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Lexicon :: Strong's G3384 - mētēr

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μήτηρ
Transliteration
mētēr (Key)
Pronunciation
may'-tare
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:642,592

Strong’s Definitions

μήτηρ mḗtēr, may'-tare; apparently a primary word; a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote):—mother.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 85x

The KJV translates Strong's G3384 in the following manner: mother (85x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 85x
The KJV translates Strong's G3384 in the following manner: mother (85x).

  1. a mother

  2. metaph. the source of something, the motherland

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μήτηρ mḗtēr, may'-tare; apparently a primary word; a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote):—mother.
STRONGS G3384:
μήτηρ, genitive μητρός, dative μητρί, accusative μητέρα, ἡ (from Homer down; from Sanskritma, 'to measure'; but whether denoting the 'moulder,' or the 'manager' is debated; cf. Vanicek, p. 657; Curtius, § 472; (cf. μέτρον)), Hebrew אֵם, a mother; properly: Matthew 1:18; Matthew 2:11, and often; tropically, of that which is like a mother: Matthew 12:49; Mark 3:35; John 19:27; Romans 16:13, cf. 1 Timothy 5:2; a city is called ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν, that produces and harbors the harlots, Revelation 17:5; of a city where races of men (i. e. Christians) originated, Galatians 4:26 (here G T Tr WH omit; L brackets παντον (on the origin of which cf. Lightfoot at the passage)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:18; 2:11; 12:49
Mark
3:35
John
19:27
Romans
16:13
Galatians
4:26
1 Timothy
5:2
Revelation
17:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3384 matches the Greek μήτηρ (mētēr),
which occurs 85 times in 79 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 2 (Luk 7:15–Rev 17:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:15 - And the [fn]dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother G3384.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:19 -

And His mother G3384 and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:20 - And it was reported to Him, “Your mother G3384 and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21 - But He answered and said to them, “My mother G3384 and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - So when He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother G3384.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:53 - “They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother G3384 against daughter and daughter against mother G3384, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - “If anyone comes to Me, and does not [fn]hate his own father and mother G3384 and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:20 - “You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER G3384.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 -

And on the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother G3384 of Jesus was there;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:3 - And when the wine ran out, the mother G3384 of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:5 - His mother G3384 *said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 -

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother G3384 and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:4 -

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s G3384 womb and be born?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother G3384 we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Therefore the soldiers did these things.

But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother G3384, and His mother’s G3384 sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - When Jesus then saw His mother G3384, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother G3384, “Woman, behold, your son!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:27 - Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother G3384!” From that hour the disciple took her into his home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother G3384 of Jesus, and His brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - And a man who had been lame from his mother’s G3384 womb was being carried, whom they used to set down daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg [fn]alms of those who were entering the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother G3384 of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

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And at Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s G3384 womb, who had never walked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:13 -

Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother G3384 and mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:15 - But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s G3384 womb and called me through His grace, was pleased

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:26 - But the Jerusalem above is free; [fn]she is our mother G3384.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31 - FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER G3384 AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2 - HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER G3384 (which is the first commandment with a promise),

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - the older women as mothers G3384, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:5 - [fn]being reminded of the unhypocritical faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother G3384 Eunice, and I am convinced that it is in you as well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:5 - and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER G3384 OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

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