noun · masculine
numfios
Greekνυμφίος (numfios)
Strong’sG3566
a bridegroom
stem numfi-16 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νυμφίος, -ου, ὁ
(< νύμφη), [in LXX for חָתָן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3566 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnoom-fee'-os
a bride-groom (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G3565;
King Jamesbridegroom.
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 | numfios9×νυμφίος | numfiois |
| object accusative | numfion2×νυμφίον | numfioin |
| direct address vocative | numfior | numfioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | numfiou5×νυμφίου | numfioiu |
| to, for dative | numfio | numfioi |
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
numfio 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
numfios“bridegroom”subjectnominative singular9×
Matthew 9:15“bridegroom”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mē dunelō tois huiois tou numfōnou pentharō epi hoson meta autoiu atō tos numfios? ercheli de hēmerais hotan apairiteia apo autoiu tos numfios, kai tote nēsteuali.Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
Matthew 9:15“bridegroom”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mē dunelō tois huiois tou numfōnou pentharō epi hoson meta autoiu atō tos numfios? ercheli de hēmerais hotan apairiteia apo autoiu tos numfios, kai tote nēsteuali.Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
Matthew 25:6“bridegroom”mesau de nuxau kraugas ginatē; Idou tos numfios, exerchevōr eis apantēsian autou.At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Matthew 25:10“bridegroom”apercherōtaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais eiserchala meta autou eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Mark 2:19“bridegroom”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mē dunelō tois huiois tou numfōnou en ho tos numfios meta autoiu atō nēsteuarō? hoson chronon echalō ton numfion meta autoiu ouk dunelō nēsteuarō;Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
Mark 2:20“bridegroom”ercheli de hēmerais hotan apairiteia apo autoiu tos numfios, kai tote nēsteuali en ekeina ta hēmera.But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
Luke 5:34“bridegroom”tos de legata pros autoin; Mē dunevō toin huioin tou numfōnou en ho tos numfios meta autoiu atō poiara nēsteuara?Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
Luke 5:35“bridegroom”ercheli de hēmerais, kai hotan apairiteia apo autoiu tos numfios tote nēsteuali en ekeinai tai hēmerai.But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
John 3:29“bridegroom”tos echarōtos tan numfan numfios atō; tos de filos tou numfiou tos histanarētos kai akouarōtos autou, chara chairatō dia tan fōnan tou numfiou. houtas oun tas charas tas ēmas plēritē.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
numfion“bridegroom”objectaccusative singular2×
Mark 2:19“bridegroom”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Mē dunelō tois huiois tou numfōnou en ho tos numfios meta autoiu atō nēsteuarō? hoson chronon echalō ton numfion meta autoiu ouk dunelō nēsteuarō;Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
John 2:9“bridegroom”hōs de geueta tos architriklinos tem hudōrem oinon ginirētem, kai ouk oidatelē pothen atō, tois de diakonois oidalelē tois antlarētois tem hudōrem, fōnatō ton numfion tos architriklinosand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
numfiou“bridegroom”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 25:1“bridegroom”Tote homoiiti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu deka parthenai, hotinais lambaratais tain lampadain heautaiu exerchala eis hupantēsian tou numfiou.“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:5“bridegroom”chronizarōtou de tou numfiou nustazala pantais kai katheudale.When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
John 3:29“bridegroom”tos echarōtos tan numfan numfios atō; tos de filos tou numfiou tos histanarētos kai akouarōtos autou, chara chairatō dia tan fōnan tou numfiou. houtas oun tas charas tas ēmas plēritē.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
John 3:29“bridegroom’s”tos echarōtos tan numfan numfios atō; tos de filos tou numfiou tos histanarētos kai akouarōtos autou, chara chairatō dia tan fōnan tou numfiou. houtas oun tas charas tas ēmas plēritē.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
Revelation 18:23“bridegroom”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”