The meaning of “νυμφίος”
Understanding nymphíos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bridegroom. - a bride-groom (literally or figuratively)
νυμφίος
bridegroom. - a bride-groom (literally or figuratively)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 25:5 | “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.” Word: νυμφίος (nymphíos) | |
| Mark 2:20 | “But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.” Word: νυμφίος (nymphíos) | |
| Luke 5:35 | “But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.” Word: νυμφίος (nymphíos) | |
| John 3:29 | “He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.” Word: νυμφίος (nymphíos) | |
| Revelation 18:23 | “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.” Word: νυμφίος (nymphíos) |