nymphios · bridegroom

What it means

nymphios (νυμφίος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bridegroom”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The man getting married; Jesus calls himself that.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×3
• Luke×2
• John×4
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 9:15

  And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

• Matthew 25:1

  “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

• Matthew 25:5

  And as the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and were sleeping.

• Matthew 25:6

  But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

• Matthew 25:10

  And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

• Mark 2:19

  And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

• Mark 2:20

  But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.

• Luke 5:34

  And he said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

• Luke 5:35

  But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

• John 2:9

  When the master of the feast tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast calls the bridegroom

• John 3:29

  The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

• Revelation 18:23

  and the light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

And 4 more times.