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Lexicon :: Strong's G1135 - gynē

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γυνή
Transliteration
gynē (Key)
Pronunciation
goo-nay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of γίνομαι (G1096)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:776,134

Strong’s Definitions

γυνή gynḗ, goo-nay'; probably from the base of G1096; a woman; specially, a wife:—wife, woman.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 221x

The KJV translates Strong's G1135 in the following manner: women (129x), wife (92x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 221x
The KJV translates Strong's G1135 in the following manner: women (129x), wife (92x).

  1. a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow

  2. a wife

    1. of a betrothed woman

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γυνή gynḗ, goo-nay'; probably from the base of G1096; a woman; specially, a wife:—wife, woman.
STRONGS G1135:
γυνή, -αικός, ἡ;
1. universally, a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow: Matthew 9:20; Matthew 13:33; Matthew 27:55; Luke 13:11; Acts 5:14, etc.; ἡ μεμνηστευμένη τινὶ γυνή, Luke 2:5 R G; ἡ ὕπανδρος γυνή, Romans 7:2; γυνὴ χήρα, Luke 4:26 (1 Kings 7:2 (1 Kings 7:14); 1 Kings 17:9; femina vidua, Nepos, praef. 4).
2. a wife: 1 Corinthians 7:3f, 10, 18; Ephesians 5:22, etc.; γυνή τινος, Matthew 5:31; Matthew 19:3, 5; Acts 5:1, 7; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:28; Revelation 2:20 [G L WH marginal reading], etc. of a betrothed woman: Matthew 1:20, 24. ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ πατρός his step-mother: 1 Corinthians 5:1 (אָב אֵשֶׁת, Leviticus 18:8). ἔχειν γυναῖκα: Matthew 14:4; Matthew 22:28; Mark 6:18; Mark 12:23; Luke 20:33; see ἔχω, I. 2 b. at the end. γύναι, as a form of address, may be used — either in indignation, Luke 22:57; or in admiration, Matthew 15:28; or in kindness and favor, Luke 13:12; John 4:21; or in respect, John 2:4; John 19:26, (as in Homer, Iliad 3, 204; Odyssey 19, 221; Josephus, Antiquities 1, 16, 3).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
18:8
1 Kings
7:2; 7:14; 17:9
Matthew
1:20; 1:24; 5:31; 9:20; 13:33; 14:4; 15:28; 19:3; 19:5; 22:28; 27:55
Mark
6:18; 12:23
Luke
2:5; 4:26; 13:11; 13:12; 20:33; 22:57
John
2:4; 4:21; 19:26
Acts
5:1; 5:7; 5:14
Romans
7:2
1 Corinthians
5:1; 7:2; 7:3; 7:10; 7:18
Ephesians
5:22; 5:28
Revelation
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1135 matches the Greek γυνή (gynē),
which occurs 41 times in 30 verses in '1Co' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:1 - It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:1 - Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:2 - But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:3 - The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:4 - The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:10 - To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:11 - But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:12 - To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:13 - And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:16 - How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:27 - Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:29 - What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 - A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas[fn]?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:3 - But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man,[fn] and the head of Christ is God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:5 - But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:6 - For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:7 - A man ought not to cover his head,[fn] since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:8 - For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:9 - neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:10 - It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[fn] head, because of the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:11 - Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:12 - For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:13 - Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:15 - but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:34 - Women[fn] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:35 - If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.[fn]
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