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Name of God’s Son

ΜΗΤΗΡ, μητηρ

MĒTĒR, mētēr

Sounds Like: MAY-tair

Translations: mother, a mother

From the root: ΜΗΤΗΡ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a female parent, a mother. It is a common noun used to denote the woman who has given birth to or raised a child. It can be used in various contexts to refer to a biological mother, an adoptive mother, or even a metaphorical mother figure.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3384 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Clement of Alexandria
  • Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:9
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 18:5
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Polycarp of Smyrna
  • Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 3:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΗΤΗΡ.

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