νυμφίος numphios
Greek word for “bridegroom” · Strong’s G3566 · used 16 times in 12 verses
Meaning
νυμφίος, -ου, ὁ; (νύμφη); a bridegroom: 25:1, 5-6 25:10, 3:29.†;
How it is translated
Glosses given for numphios in context, with how often each is used:
- bridegroom 15
- bridegroom? 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 6 | 0.3 | |
| John | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Mark | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Luke | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Revelation | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 25 (4), Mark 2 (2), Luke 5 (2), Matthew 9 (1), John 2 (1), John 3 (1), Revelation 18 (1)
Forms
- νυμφίος 9
- νυμφίου 5
- νυμφίον 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with numphios more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- νηστεύω nēsteuō “to fast” 5
- ἀπαίρω apairō “to take away” 3
- νυμφών numphōn “bridegroom” 3
- τότε tote “then” 4
- νύμφη numphē “bride” 2
- ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 3
- μετά meta “with/after” 4
- δύναμαι dunamai “be able” 3
- υἱός uhios “son” 3
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 3
- ὅσος hosos “just as/how much” 2
- φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 2
Key verses
The verses using numphios that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 9:15 — 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…
- Matthew 25:1 — Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Matthew 25:5 — While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
- Matthew 25:6 — And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
- Matthew 25:10 — And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
- Mark 2:19 — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they…
- Mark 2:20 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
- Luke 5:34 — And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
- Luke 5:35 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
- John 2:9 — When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of…
- John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s…
- Revelation 18:23 — And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy…
See all 12 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.