Mother-in-law
πενθεράStrong’s G3994penthera
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Penthera is the Greek word usually translated “mother-in-law”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mother-in-law”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mother-in-law 5
- the mother-in-law 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
- Mark 1:30But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
- Luke 4:38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
- Luke 12:53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Greek dictionary
πενθερά penthera · mother-in-law
πενθερά, -ᾶς, ἡ (fem. of πενθερός), [in LXX for חֲמוֹת ;] a mother-in-law: Mat.8:14 10:35, Mrk.1:30, Luk.4:38 12:53.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “motherinlaw” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOTHER-IN-LAW, noun
The mother of a husband or wife.
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.