νυμφίος
numphios
bridegroom
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word νυμφίος (numphios), with Strong's number G3566, has a short and direct definition: bridegroom. This term falls under the broader category of Kinship & Family in the Semantic Domain. It appears 16 times in the Bible. The usage of νυμφίος primarily revolves around the concept of marriage and the person who is newly married, specifically a man. The word emphasizes the role and status of the husband in the marriage, highlighting his relationship with his wife. This understanding can be inferred from its appearance in biblical contexts, particularly in passages discussing Jesus as the bridegroom and the relationship between a husband and wife. The 16 occurrences of νυμφίος throughout the Bible underscore its significance in various contexts, including the celebration and significance of marriage as a union between a man and his wife.
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Occurrences in Scripture
16 total occurrences across the text
Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 9:15Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 25:1“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
Matthew 25:6But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’
Matthew 25:10While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
Mark 2:19Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.
Mark 2:19Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.
Mark 2:20But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
Luke 5:34He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Luke 5:35But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”
John 2:9When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom
John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.