νύμφη
numphē (G3565)
bride
AI Word Study
The Greek word νύμφη (numphē) has a clear definition as "bride," indicating its connection to marriage and kinship. Its presence in the Bible eight times signifies its importance in the ancient Greek-speaking culture, where it likely described an unmarried woman awaiting her union or a newlywed woman. The word belongs to the semantic domain of Kinship & Family, underscoring its significance in relational dynamics. Given its definition, it is likely that νύμφη was used to refer to a young woman in the process of being integrated into a new family or social unit through marriage. This usage might include descriptions of women preparing to marry, newlywed couples, or even the bride as a symbol of her new role within the family or community. The repetition of this word in biblical contexts suggests its cultural significance in the lives of the people. Its use as "bride" highlights the importance of marriage and the transition from one stage of life to another, underscoring the value placed on the institution in ancient Greek culture.
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For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.”
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.