Word Study · Strong's G3136 · Greek
Μάρθα
Martha
mar'-thah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mártha
“Martha, a Christian woman”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Martha, a Christian woman
Rendered in the KJV as
Martha.
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- Μάρθα5
- Μάρθα,2
- Μάρθα·2
- Μάρθαν2
- Μάρθα.¶1
- Μάρθας1
How it is rendered · 4
- Martha8
- Martha,2
- Martha;2
- Martha.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular8
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · vocative (address) · feminine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF-P · 8
- N-ASF-P · 2
- N-VSF-P · 2
- N-GSF-P · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 10:38Μάρθαmarthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAs they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.here: Martha
- Luke 10:40Μάρθαmarthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”here: Martha
- Luke 10:41Μάρθαmarthanoun · vocative (address) · feminine singular“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.here: Martha
- Luke 10:41Μάρθα,marthanoun · vocative (address) · feminine singular“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.here: Martha,
John9 occurrences
- John 11:1Μάρθαςmarthasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAt this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.here: Martha
- John 11:5Μάρθανmarthannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.here: Martha
- John 11:19Μάρθανmarthannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.here: Martha
- John 11:20Μάρθα,marthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSo when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.here: Martha,
- John 11:21Μάρθαmarthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularMartha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.here: Martha
- John 11:24Μάρθα·marthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularMartha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”here: Martha;
- John 11:30Μάρθα.¶marthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularNow Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.here: Martha.
- John 11:39Μάρθα·marthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”here: Martha;
- John 12:2Μάρθαmarthanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSo they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.here: Martha