Word Study · Strong's G3933 · Greek
παρθένος
parthenos
par-then'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: parthénos
“a maiden”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
Rendered in the KJV as
virgin.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- παρθένοι4
- παρθένον4
- παρθένος2
- παρθένοις1
- παρθένον,1
- παρθένος,1
- παρθένου1
- παρθένων1
How it is rendered · 5
- virgin5
- virgins5
- a virgin2
- virgin,2
- pure1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular5
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
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- N-ASF · 5
- N-NPF · 3
- N-NSF · 3
- N-DPF · 1
- N-GPF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
- N-NPM · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians6 of 15 · 40%
- Matthew4 of 15 · 27%
- Luke2 of 15 · 13%
- Acts1 of 15 · 7%
- 2 Corinthians1 of 15 · 7%
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 1:23παρθένοςparthenosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).here: virgin
- Matthew 25:1παρθένοιςparthenoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.here: virgins
- Matthew 25:7παρθένοιparthenoinoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralThen all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.here: virgins
- Matthew 25:11παρθένοιparthenoinoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralLater the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’here: virgins
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 1:27παρθένονparthenonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularto a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.here: a virgin
- Luke 1:27παρθένουparthenounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularto a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.here: virgin
Acts1 occurrence
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 7:25παρθένωνparthenōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralNow about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.here: virgins
- 1 Corinthians 7:28παρθένος,parthenosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.here: virgin,
- 1 Corinthians 7:34παρθένοςparthenosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularand his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.here: virgin
- 1 Corinthians 7:36παρθένονparthenonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHowever, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.here: virgin
- 1 Corinthians 7:37παρθένον,parthenonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.here: virgin,
- 1 Corinthians 7:38παρθένονparthenonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.here: virgin