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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 11 times in 9 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 -

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 Box Jhn 2:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:12

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 Box Jhn 3:4

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Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s G3384 womb a second time and be born, can he?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:42

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 -

Now beside the cross of Jesus stood His mother G3384, His mother’s G3384 sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - So when Jesus 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 Box Jhn 19:27

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