γυναῖκα

gynḗ

wife

An adult female human being; specifically, an adult woman. In certain contexts, γυνή denotes a wife, that is, a married woman in relation to a husband. The term is broadly used for 'woman' without an inherent indication of marital status unless qualified by context. Semantic range includes: (1) adult female, (2) woman in general, (3) wife (in a marital relationship or when the context specifies a spousal relationship), (4) by extension, sometimes used generically for 'female'.

G1135

Matthew 1:24 · Word #18

Lexicon G1135

Lemmaγυνή
Transliterationgynḗ
Strong'sG1135
DefinitionAn adult female human being; specifically, an adult woman. In certain contexts, γυνή denotes a wife, that is, a married woman in relation to a husband. The term is broadly used for 'woman' without an inherent indication of marital status unless qualified by context. Semantic range includes: (1) adult female, (2) woman in general, (3) wife (in a marital relationship or when the context specifies a spousal relationship), (4) by extension, sometimes used generically for 'female'.

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewife
Literalwoman-wife

Lexical Info

Lemmaγυνή
Strong'sG1135

SIBI-P1 Translation G1135-02

a woman

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS) — direct object form of a feminine singular noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes an adult female human being without inherently specifying marital status. The accusative feminine singular form indicates a single woman functioning as a direct object, which in English is naturally rendered as "a woman."

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