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Lexicon :: Strong's G3933 - parthenos

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παρθένος
Transliteration
parthenos (Key)
Pronunciation
par-then'-os
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of unknown origin
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:826,786

Strong’s Definitions

παρθένος parthénos, par-then'-os; of unknown origin; a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter:—virgin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3933 in the following manner: virgin (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3933 in the following manner: virgin (14x).

  1. a virgin

    1. a marriageable maiden

    2. a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man

    3. one's marriageable daughter

  2. a man who has abstained from all uncleanness and whoredom attendant on idolatry, and so has kept his chastity

    1. one who has never had intercourse with women

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παρθένος parthénos, par-then'-os; of unknown origin; a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter:—virgin.
STRONGS G3933:
παρθένος, παρθένου, ἡ,
1. a virgin: Matthew 1:23 (from Isaiah 7:14); Matthew 25:1,7,11; Luke 1:27; Acts 21:9; 1 Corinthians 7:25, 28, 33(1 Corinthians 7:34) (from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for בְּתוּלָה, several times for נַעֲרָה; twice for עַלמָה i. e. either a marriageable maiden, or a young (married) woman, Genesis 24:43; Isaiah 7:14, on which (last) word cf., besides Gesenius, Thesaurus, p. 1037, Credner, Beiträge as above with ii., p. 197ff; παρθένος of a young bride, newly married woman, Homer, Iliad 2, 514); ἡ παρθένον τίνος, one's marriageable daughter, 1 Corinthians 7:36ff; παρθένον ἁγνή, a pure virgin, 2 Corinthians 11:2.
2. "a man who has abstained from all uncleanness and whoredom attendant on idolatry, and so has kept his chastity": Revelation 14:4, where see DeWette. In ecclesiastical writings one who has never had commerce with women; so of Joseph, in Fabricius, Cod. pseudepigr. Vet. Test. ii., pp. 92, 98; of Abel and Melchizedek, in Suidas (10 a. and 2450 b.); especially of the apostle John, as in Nonnus, metaphorically, ev. Joann. 19, 140 (John 19:26), ἠνίδε παρθένον
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
24:43
Isaiah
7:14; 7:14
Matthew
1:23; 25:1; 25:7; 25:11
Luke
1:27
John
19:26
Acts
21:9
1 Corinthians
7:25; 7:28; 7:33; 7:34; 7:36
2 Corinthians
11:2
Revelation
14:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3933 matches the Greek παρθένος (parthenos),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:23 - “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[fn] (which means “God with us”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1 - “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:7 - “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11 - “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27 - to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:9 - He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28 - But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 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 Box 1Co 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:36 - If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong[fn] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:38 - So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:2 - I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
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