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Lexicon :: Strong's G3384 - mētēr

Aa
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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All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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 2 / 2 (Luk 7:15–Rev 17:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:15 - Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:19 - Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:20 - Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21 - Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:53 - ‘Father will be divided against son
and son against father;
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother;
and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:26 - “If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:20 - But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 - The next day[fn] there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:3 - The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:5 - But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 - After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:4 - “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:26 - When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:27 - And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:8 - While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:13 - Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:15 - But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:26 - But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31 - As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:2 - “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:2 - Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:5 - I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:5 - A mysterious name was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.”

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