Womb
μήτραStrong’s G3388mētra
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mētra is the Greek word usually translated “womb”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)”
Meaning
Usually translated “womb”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a womb 1
- womb 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
μήτρα mētra · womb
μήτρα, -ας, ἡ (μήτμρ), [in LXX chiefly for רֶחֶם ;] the womb: Luk.2:23 (LXX), Rom.4:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “womb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WOMB, noun
Woom. [G.]
- The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is conceived and nourished till its birth.
- The place where any thing is produced.
- Any large or deep cavity.
All definitions and other forms of “womb”
WOMB, verb transitive
To inclose; to breed in secret. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.