parthenos · virgin

What it means

parthenos (παρθένος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “virgin”.

A young woman who has not had relations with a man; also, of men, one who has kept himself pure.

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. A person who has not had sexual relations.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• virgin ×10
• virgins ×5

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Luke×2
• Acts×1
• 1 Corinthians×6
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 1:23

  “Look, the virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel,” which is, translated, “God with us.”

• Matthew 25:1

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

• Matthew 25:7

  Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

• Matthew 25:11

  And later the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’

• Luke 1:27

  to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

• Acts 21:9

  And this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

• 1 Corinthians 7:25

  Now concerning virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who has received mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

• 1 Corinthians 7:28

  But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if the virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such people will have affliction in the flesh, and I would spare you.

• 1 Corinthians 7:34

  and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

• 1 Corinthians 7:36

  But if anyone thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past her prime, and it must be so, let him do what he wishes; he does not sin; let them marry.

• 1 Corinthians 7:37

  But whoever stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, will do well.

• 1 Corinthians 7:38

  So then the one who gives in marriage his own virgin does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.

• 2 Corinthians 11:2

  For I am jealous for you with God’s jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.

• Revelation 14:4

  These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from among humanity as firstfruits for God and for the Lamb,

And 1 more times.