Bridegroom
νυμφίοςStrong’s G3566numphios
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Numphios is the Greek word usually translated “bridegroom”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bridegroom”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bridegroom 15
- of a bridegroom 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Matthew 25:5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
- Matthew 25:6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
- Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
- Mark 2:19And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
- Mark 2:20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Greek dictionary
νυμφίος numphios · bridegroom
νυμφίος, -ου, ὁ (νύμφη), [in LXX for חָתָן ;] a bridegroom: Mat.9:15 25:1, 5-6 25:10, Mrk.2:19-20, Luk.5:34-35, Jhn.2:9 3:29, Rev.18:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bridegroom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRI'DEGROOM, noun
A man newly married; or a man about to be married. The passage of Shakespeare cited by Johnson proves that the last definition is just.
All definitions and other forms of “bridegroom”
BRI'DEGROOM, noun
[See bridegroom ]
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.