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Lexicon :: Strong's G3423 - mnēsteuō

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μνηστεύω
Transliteration
mnēsteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
mnace-tyoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of μνάομαι (G3415)
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Strong’s Definitions

μνηστεύω mnēsteúō, mnace-tyoo'-o; from a derivative of G3415; to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth:—espouse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3423 in the following manner: espouse (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3423 in the following manner: espouse (3x).

  1. to woo her and ask her in marriage

  2. to be promised in marriage, be betrothed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μνηστεύω mnēsteúō, mnace-tyoo'-o; from a derivative of G3415; to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth:—espouse.
STRONGS G3423:
μνηστεύω: passive, perfect participle μεμνηστευμενος (R G) and ἐμνηστευμενος (L T Tr WH) (cf. Winers Grammar, § 12, 10; Veitch, under the word; Tdf. Proleg., p. 121); 1 aorist participle μνηστευθεις; (μνηστός betrothed, espoused); from Homer down; the Sept. for אֵרֵשׂ; τινα (γυναῖκα), to woo her and ask her in marriage; passive to be promised in marriage, be betrothed: τίνι, Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27; Luke 2:5.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:18
Luke
1:27; 2:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3423 matches the Greek μνηστεύω (mnēsteuō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:7 - And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:23 - If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:25 - But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27 - For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:28 - If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
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