παρθένοι

parthenoi

virgins

of unknown origin; a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter:--virgin.

G3933

Acts 21:9 · Word #6

Lexicon G3933

Lemmaπαρθένος
Transliterationparthénos
Strong'sG3933
In-contextvirgins
Literalvirgins-unmarried

Morphology N NOM F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαρθένος
Strong'sG3933

SIBI-P1 G3933-01

virgin maidens (nominative plural feminine) / virgin youths (nominative plural masculine)

Rootπαρθένος (parthenos)
Core Meaningsvirgin, maiden, unmarried young woman, chaste youth
Semantic Rangea virgin; an unmarried daughter; a maiden of marriageable age; by extension, a chaste young man; figuratively, one who is spiritually pure or undefiled
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical literature, παρθένος often signifies sexual purity and covenantal honor, notably of Mary in the Gospels and of symbolic groups (e.g., faithful believers) in apocalyptic imagery. The term can carry both literal and metaphorical weight, expressing bodily chastity or spiritual fidelity.
Morphological NotesNoun, nominative plural; occurring as feminine plural (NFP) and masculine plural (NMP). The nominative case marks the subject or predicate nominative in a clause; plural number indicates multiple persons; gender varies by contextual referent.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the core idea of παρθένος as one who is sexually untouched or unmarried, expressed here in the nominative plural form. Because the morphology shows both feminine and masculine nominative plural forms (NFP and NMP), the rendering reflects both gender possibilities while maintaining the subject-case function indicated by the nominative.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root παρθένος (virgin, maiden, unmarried young woman, chaste youth)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3933-02 parthenois to virgin-maidens
G3933-03 parthenon a maiden (unwed young woman)
G3933-04 parthenos a maiden-virgin

Word Usage (15 occurrences of G3933)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:23 παρθένος parthenos virgin
Matthew 25:1 παρθένοις parthenois
Matthew 25:7 παρθένοι parthenoi