noun · feminine
marthas
GreekΜάρθα (martha)
Strong’sG3136
Martha
stem marth-13 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μάρθα, -ας (Bl., § 7, 2), ἡ (Aram. מָרְתָּא),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3136 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmar'-thah
Martha, a Christian woman
Fromprobably of Chaldee origin (meaning mistress);
King JamesMartha.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | marthas8×Μάρθα | marthais |
| object accusative | marthan2×Μάρθαν | marthain |
| direct address vocative | marthar2×Μάρθα | marthair |
| of, belonging to genitive | marthau1×Μάρθας | marthaiu |
| to, for dative | martha | marthai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
martha is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
marthas“Martha”subjectnominative singular8×
Luke 10:38“Martha”En de te poreuerō autoin autos eiserchata eis kōman tinan; gunaikas de tinas onome Marthas hupodecheta auton.As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
Luke 10:40“Martha”tas de Marthas perispite peri pollan diakonian; efistanaratas de legata; Kurior, ouk meleiatō si hoti tas adelfas mu monan min kataleipate diakonarō? legasar oun auta hina mi sunantilambeteia.But 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!”
John 11:20“Martha”tas oun Marthas hōs akouata hoti Iēsus erchetō hupantata auto; Marias de en to oiko kathezete.So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
John 11:21“Martha”legata oun tas Marthas pros ton Iēsun; Kurior, ei ase hōde ouk an apothnēskata tos adelfos mu;Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
John 11:24“Martha”legatō auto tas Marthas; Oidamē hoti anistaneti en ta anastasia en ta eschata hēmera.Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
John 11:30“Martha”oupō de erchatelē tos Iēsus eis tan kōman, alla ate ēti en to topo hopou hupantata auto tas Marthas.Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
John 11:39“Martha”legatō tos Iēsus; Airavar ton lithon. legatō auto tas adelfas tou teleutarētou Marthas; Kurior, ēdē ozatō, tetartaios gar atō.“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.”
John 12:2“Martha”poiala oun auto deipnem ekei, kai tas Marthas diakonate, tos de Lazaros henos ate ek toiu anakeierōtoiu sun auto;So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
marthan“Martha”objectaccusative singular2×
John 11:5“Martha”agapate de tos Iēsus tan Marthan kai tan adelfan autau kai ton Lazaron.Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
John 11:19“Martha”pollois de ek toiu Ioudaioiu erchalelē pros tan Marthan kai Mariam hina paramutheleia autain peri tou adelfou.and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
marthar“Martha”direct addressvocative singular2×
Luke 10:41“Martha”apokriniratos de legata auta tos kurios; Marthar Marthar, merimnasō kai thorubazisō peri polleim,“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
Luke 10:41“Martha”apokriniratos de legata auta tos kurios; Marthar Marthar, merimnasō kai thorubazisō peri polleim,“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
marthau“Martha”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 11:1“Martha”Ate de tinos asthenarōtos, Lazaros apo Bēthaniau ek tau kōmau Mariau kai Marthau tau adelfau autau.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.