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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 who is the man that is [fn]betrothed to a woman and has not [fn]married her? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would [fn]marry her.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:23 -

“If there is a girl who is a virgin [fn]betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and sleeps with her,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:25 -

“But if the man finds the girl who is betrothed in the field, and the man seizes her and [fn]rapes her, then only the man who [fn]raped her shall die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:27 - “When he found her in the field, the betrothed girl [fn]cried out, but there was no one to save her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:28 -

“If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and has sexual relations with her, and they are discovered,

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