μυστήριον mustērion
Greek word for “mystery” · Strong’s G3466 · used 28 times in 28 verses
Meaning
μυστήρισν, -ου, τό; (μυέω);
How it is translated
Glosses given for mustērion in context, with how often each is used:
- mystery 23
- mysteries 5
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians | 6 | 0.9 | |
| Ephesians | 6 | 2.5 | |
| Colossians | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Revelation | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Romans | 2 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Timothy | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Matthew | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Mark | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Luke | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1 | 1.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Ephesians 3 (3), 1 Corinthians 2 (2), Colossians 1 (2), 1 Timothy 3 (2), Revelation 17 (2), Matthew 13 (1), Mark 4 (1), Luke 8 (1), Romans 11 (1), Romans 16 (1)
Forms
- μυστήριον 17
- μυστήρια 4
- μυστηρίου 4
- μυστηρίῳ 2
- μυστηρίων 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mustērion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- γνωρίζω gnōrizō “to make known” 4
- ἀποκρύπτω apokruptō “to conceal” 3
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 4
- σύνεσις sunesis “understanding” 2
- αἰών aiōn “an age” 3
- ἀποκάλυψις apokalupsis “revelation” 2
- δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 4
- δόξα doxa “glory” 3
- ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 3
- πλοῦτος ploutos “riches” 2
- βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 3
- κατά kata “according to” 4
Key verses
The verses using mustērion that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Romans 11:25 — For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to…
- Romans 16:25 — Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was…
- 1 Corinthians 4:1 — Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 — And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and…
- Ephesians 1:9 — Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
- Ephesians 3:9 — And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus…
- Ephesians 6:19 — And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Colossians 1:27 — To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- Colossians 2:2 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the…
- 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,…
- Revelation 1:20 — The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and…
See all 28 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.