The meaning of “πενθερά”
Understanding pentherá reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of πενθερός mother in law, wife's mother. - a wife's mother
πενθερά
feminine of πενθερός mother in law, wife's mother. - a wife's mother
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:14 | “And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.” Word: πενθερά (pentherá) | |
| Matthew 10:35 | “For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.” Word: πενθερά (pentherá) | |
| Mark 1:30 | “But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.” Word: πενθερά (pentherá) | |
| Luke 4:38 | “And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.” Word: πενθερά (pentherá) | |
| Luke 12:53 | “The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.” Word: πενθερά (pentherá) |