Bridegroom
νυμφώνStrong’s G3567numphōn
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Numphōn is the Greek word usually translated “bridechamber”. It appears in 3 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 “bridechamber”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bridechamber 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
νυμφών numphōn · bridegroom
νυμφών, -ῶνος, ὁ (νύμφη), [in LXX: Tob.6:13,16* ;] the bride-chamber (Heb. חֻפָּה, LXX, παστός, Psa.19:5, Jol.2:16): Mat.22:10 (WE; γάμος, RV); οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ ν. (cf. cl. νυμφαγωγός, νυμφευτής), the bridegroom's friends who have charge of the nuptial arrangements: Mat.9:15, Mrk.2:19, Luk.5:34.† (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.