Penthera πενθερά
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| πενθερά | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | penthera |
| Strong's number | G3994 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | mother-in-law |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Penthera (Greek πενθερά, Strong's G3994) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “mother-in-law”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wife's mother (3), mother in law (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mother in law (6) |
Verses
Every verse with Penthera, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 8:14And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
- 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.For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Mark
- Mark 1:30But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
Luke
- 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.After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
- 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.They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).