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Lexicon :: Strong's G3466 - mystērion

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μυστήριον
Transliteration
mystērion (Key)
Pronunciation
moos-tay'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:802,615

Strong’s Definitions

μυστήριον mystḗrion, moos-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of μύω mýō (to shut the mouth); a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites):—mystery.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G3466 in the following manner: mystery (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G3466 in the following manner: mystery (27x).

  1. hidden thing, secret, mystery

    1. generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals

    2. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding

    3. a hidden purpose or counsel

      1. secret will

        1. of men

        2. of God: the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly

  2. in rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense

    1. of an OT saying

    2. of an image or form seen in a vision

    3. of a dream

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μυστήριον mystḗrion, moos-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of μύω mýō (to shut the mouth); a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites):—mystery.
STRONGS G3466:
μυστήριον, μυστηρίου, τό (μύστης (one initiated; from μυέω, which see)), in classical Greek a hidden thing, secret, mystery: μυστήριον σου μή κατειπης τῷ φιλῶ, Menander; plural generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to be communicated by them to ordinary mortals; (cf. K. F. Hermann, Gottesdienstl. Alterthümer der Griechen, § 32). In the Scriptures:
1. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding: 1 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 14:2; (of the secret rites of the Gentiles, Wis. 14:15, 23).
2. a hidden purpose or counsel; secret will: of men, τοῦ βασιλέως, Tobit 12:7, 11; τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ, Judith 2:2; of God: μυστήρια Θεοῦ, the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly, Wis. 2:22. In the N. T., God's plan of providing salvation for men through Christ, which was once hidden but now is revealed: Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthians 2:7 (on this see ἐν, I. 5 f.); Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:26f; with τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ added, Ephesians 1:9; τοῦ Θεοῦ, which God formed, Colossians 2:2; (1 Corinthians 2:1 WH text); τοῦ Χριστοῦ, respecting Christ, Colossians 4:3; τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, which is contained and announced in the gospel, Ephesians 6:19; ἐτελέσθη τό μυστήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ, said of the consummation of this purpose, to be looked for when Christ returns, Revelation 10:7; τά μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν or τοῦ Θεοῦ, the secret purposes relative to the kingdom of God, Matthew 13:11; Mark 4:11; Luke 8:10; used of certain single events decreed by God having reference to his kingdom or the salvation of men, Romans 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:51; of God's purpose to bless the Gentiles also with salvation through Christ (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:26), Ephesians 3:3, cf. Ephesians 3:5; with τοῦ Χριστοῦ added, Ephesians 3:4; οἰκονόμοι μυστηρίων Θεοῦ, the stewards of God's mysteries, i. e. those intrusted with the announcement of God's secret purposes to men, 1 Corinthians 4:1; used generally, of Christian truth as hidden from ungodly men: with the addition of τῆς πίστεως, τῆς εὐσεβείας, which faith and godliness embrace and keep, 1 Timothy 3:9, 16; τό μυστήριον τῆς ἀνομίας the mystery of lawlessness, the secret purpose formed by lawlessness, seems to be a tacit antithesis to God's saving purpose, 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
3. Like רָזָא and סוד in rabbinic writers, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense: of an O. T. saying, Ephesians 5:32; of a name, Revelation 17:5; of an image or form seen in a vision, Revelation 1:20; Revelation 17:5; of a dream, (Theod.) Daniel 2:18f, 27-30, where the Sept. so renders רָז. (The Vulg. translates the wordsacramentum in Daniel 2:18; Daniel 4:6; Tobit 12:7; Wis. 2:22; Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 3:3, 9; Ephesians 5:32; 1 Timothy 3:16; Revelation 1:20.) (On the distinctive N. T. use of the word cf. Campbell, Dissertations on the Gospels. diss. ix. part i.; Kendrick in B. D. American edition under the word ; Lightfoot on Colossians 1:26.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Daniel
2; 2:18; 2:18; 4:6
Matthew
13:11
Mark
4:11
Luke
8:10
Romans
11:25; 16:25
1 Corinthians
2:1; 2:7; 4:1; 13:2; 14:2; 15:51
Ephesians
1:9; 1:9; 3:3; 3:3; 3:4; 3:5; 3:9; 3:9; 5:32; 5:32; 6:19
Colossians
1:26; 1:26; 1:26; 2:2; 4:3
2 Thessalonians
2:7
1 Timothy
3:9; 3:16; 3:16
Revelation
1:20; 1:20; 10:7; 17:5; 17:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3466 matches the Greek μυστήριον (mystērion),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:11 - He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:11 - He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:10 - He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - For I don't desire, brothers, to have you ignorant of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Yisra'el, until the fullness of the Goyim has come in,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 - [fn]Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Yeshua the Messiah, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:7 - But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds to our glory,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:1 - So let a man think of us as Messiah's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2 - If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:2 - For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:51 - Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3 - how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:4 - by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Messiah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Yeshua the Messiah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:32 - This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Messiah and of the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:19 - on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:26 - the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:27 - to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Goyim, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Messiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Messiah, for which I am also in bonds;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:7 - For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:9 - holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16 - Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:20 - the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden menorot. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven menorot are seven assemblies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7 - but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:5 - And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BAVEL THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE ERETZ."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:7 - The angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
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