2001 Translation

MYSTĒRION, mystērion

Sounds Like: moo-STAY-ree-on

Translations: mystery, a mystery, secret, a secret

From the root: ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to something hidden or secret, which is not yet revealed or understood. In a religious context, it often refers to a divine truth or purpose that is revealed only to those who are initiated or enlightened. It can also refer to a secret rite or doctrine.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G3466 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 16:3, 103:2, 104:12

Codex Sinaiticus

• Tobit — 12:7
• Sirach — 27:21
• Mark — 4:11
• Romans — 11:25
• 1 Corinthians — 15:51
• Ephesians — 1:9, 3:3, 5:32, 6:19
• Colossians — 1:26, 4:3
• 2 Thessalonians — 2:7
• 1 Timothy — 3:9, 3:16
• Revelation — 1:20, 10:7, 17:5, 17:7

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 25:4
• Book Two — 8:17

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 13:1, 27:1, 29:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 24:1, 40:1, 44:2, 74:3, 85:7, 86:6, 94:2, 94:4, 115:1, 120:5, 138:1, 138:2, 139:1

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 4:6

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Judith — 2:2
• Tobit — 12:7, 12:7, 12:11, 12:11
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 2:19, 2:27, 2:30, 2:47, 4:6
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:19, 2:27, 2:30, 2:47
• Enoch — 16:3

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Mark — 4:11
• Romans — 11:25
• 1 Corinthians — 15:51
• Ephesians — 1:9, 3:3, 5:32, 6:19
• Colossians — 1:26, 4:3
• 2 Thessalonians — 2:7
• 1 Timothy — 3:9, 3:16
• Revelation — 1:20, 10:7, 17:5, 17:7

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 11:11

From the same root

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

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΜΥΘΗΡΙΑ — mysteries, a mystery
• ΜΥΣΗ — mysteries, secrets
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑ — mysteries, secrets
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΩΣ — mysteriously, secretly, in a hidden manner
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟΙΣ — (to) mysteries, (to) secrets
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟΥ — of mystery, of a mystery, of secret, of a secret
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩ — (to) a mystery, (to) the mystery, (to) a secret, (to) the secret
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΔΗΣ — mysterious, secret, mystical
• ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ — of mysteries, of a mystery
• ΤΑΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑ — the mysteries, the secrets

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