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γυναικεῖος

gynaikeîos

G1134 substantive adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

Pertaining to a woman; relating to the female sex. In general Koine usage, describes qualities, attributes, or categories as characteristically feminine. In contextual use, can denote something belonging to or characteristic of a woman, or in some cases, the female partner in marriage (i.e., wife), but not limited to marital status.

Semantic Range

female, feminine, pertaining to a woman, characteristic of a woman, women's (possessive/genitive use), wife (when used for the female marital partner), belonging to women

Root / Etymology

From the noun γυνή (woman, wife) with the adjectival suffix -ειος, forming an adjective denoting association or pertaining to.

Historical & Contextual Notes

γυναικεῖος was used in classical and Hellenistic Greek to refer broadly to that which is feminine, of or pertaining to women, as opposed to masculine (ἀνδρεῖος, ἀνήρ). In the New Testament, the term is rare; it appears, for example, in 1 Peter 3:7 (ἀσθενεστέρῳ γυναικείῳ σκεύει, 'weaker feminine vessel'), where it highlights gender distinction rather than marital status. The term does not itself mean 'wife' in a technical sense, but rather functions as a qualifier or descriptive adjective. English translations sometimes render it as 'wife' when the context relates to a married woman, but this narrows the broader Greek sense, which applies to any characteristic, possession, or attribute associated with women or the feminine.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from γυνή; feminine:--wife.

Root Family

γυναικεῖος (gynaikeios) — woman, female, feminine, pertaining to a woman

Root γυν- woman, female

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1134-01 γυναικείῳ gunaikeio ADJ.S DAT N SG feminine to the feminine feminine 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1134-01 1 Peter 3:7 γυναικείῳ gunaikeio ADJ.S DAT N SG feminine to the feminine feminine
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