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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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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 1 / 2 (Mat 1:18–Luk 7:12)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:11 - And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:14 - When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:35 - “For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:37 - “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:46 - While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:47 - Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:48 - But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:49 - And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - “For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses,[fn] Simon, and Judas?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:11 - And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:4 - “For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’;[fn] and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:5 - “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - ‘then he need not honor his father or mother.’[fn] Thus you have made the commandment[fn] of God of no effect by your tradition.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:5 - “and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:12 - “For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:19 - ‘Honor your father and your mother,’[fn] and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[fn] or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses,[fn] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:31 - Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers[fn] are outside seeking You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:33 - But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - “For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:28 - brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:10 - “For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’;[fn] and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:11 - “But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God),

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:12 - “then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:19 - “You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[fn] or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - “who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:15 - “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:43 - “But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:60 - His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:33 - And Joseph and His mother[fn] marveled at those things which were spoken of Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:34 - Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43 - When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother[fn] did not know it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:48 - So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

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