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Lexicon :: Strong's G3933 - parthenos

Aa
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 BoxMat 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:23 - See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1 - Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:7 - Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:11 - After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27 - To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:9 - And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28 - If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:36 - But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:38 - So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:2 - For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
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