Martha
ΜάρθαStrong’s G3136Martha
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Martha is the Greek word usually translated “martha”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.”
Meaning
Usually translated “martha”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- martha 13
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 9
- Luke 3
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 10:40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
- Luke 10:41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
- John 11:1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
- John 11:19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
- John 11:20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Greek dictionary
Μάρθα Martha · Martha
Μάρθα, -ας (Bl., § 7, 2), ἡ (Aram. מָרְתָּא), Martha: Luk.10:38, 40-41, Jhn.11:1, 5 11:19 ff. Luk.12:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.